Fairmount, Indiana Weather
Fairmount, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Fairmount, Grant County.
Full aviation weather for Fairmount is published on the Marion Municipal Airport (KMZZ) page, 9 km away. It carries the current METAR decoded into plain language — surface wind, visibility, cloud layers and ceiling, temperature and dewpoint, and altimeter setting — alongside the raw observation as transmitted. 6 airfields within reach of Fairmount have their own pages, listed below.
The Terminal Aerodrome Forecast (TAF) is shown across its full validity period, with each change group broken out so you can see when conditions are expected to shift. Flight category is derived automatically — VFR, MVFR, IFR or LIFR — from reported ceiling and visibility, with runway details and field elevation alongside. Observations update roughly hourly and forecasts several times a day.
Other airports near Fairmount: Converse Airport (K1I8) 27 km · Delaware County Johnson Field (KMIE) 29 km · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field (KAID) 34 km · Reese Airport (K7I2) 40 km · Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH) 41 km
Conditions reported at KMZZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Fairmount specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Fairmount, Indiana
Fairmount, Indiana, lies comfortably within the gentle embrace of Grant County's rolling farmland, a landscape where the horizon is a soft, unbroken line and the sky seems to hold a particular, expansive blue. It lies 4.4 miles south-south-east of Grant, IN (from Grant, IN: bearing 156°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south-south-west of Gas City. The terrain here is not dramatic, but rather a subtle undulation of fertile soil, crisscrossed by the occasional hedgerow and the meandering silver threads of drainage ditches that carry away the generous rains. Oak and maple trees, sturdy sentinels of the seasons, punctuate the fields, their branches forming intricate patterns against the ever-changing light. The air itself carries a clean, earthy scent, a constant reminder of the agricultural heartbeat that pulses through this place, especially in the hushed moments of early morning or the deepening amber glow of twilight. The history of Fairmount is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a legacy that has shaped its character and its economy for generations. This is the land that nurtured the childhood of James Dean, the iconic actor whose rebellious spirit seems to echo in the quiet streets, a whisper of a different kind of fame that briefly brushed against this unassuming corner of Indiana. The local economy, while still rooted in agriculture, has broadened to embrace small manufacturing and the quiet hum of businesses serving the needs of its residents. A distinctive charm emanates from Fairmount, a sense of established roots and a community that moves at its own measured pace, a rhythm punctuated by the changing seasons and the enduring spirit of Hoosier hospitality.
Live animated radar for Fairmount and surroundings — RainViewer.
NOAA GOES-16 GEOCOLOR — live animated loop updated every 10 minutes. Shows cloud cover, storm systems and weather patterns across the continental US.
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| Location | Fairmount, Grant County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.415318°N, 85.650532°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46928 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fairmount, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fairmount, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. Aviation weather — live METAR observations and TAF forecasts — is published separately on the pages for the nearest reporting airports, linked from the aviation section above. Additional sections may include tide predictions, wave height, wave direction and sea-surface temperature, a barometric pressure trend, and a solunar-based fishing forecast with a fishing-conditions rating for coastal localities, and soil temperature, crop weather and live USGS river gauge data for agricultural areas near a monitored waterway. All data updates automatically on every page visit.
Location data for Fairmount includes coordinates 40.415318°N, 85.650532°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 46928. Telephone area code: 574. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. River and stream data is sourced from the USGS National Water Information System. Tide predictions are sourced from NOAA CO-OPS; marine and solunar data are modeled from Open-Meteo and public sunrise/moon calculations and should be treated as a general guide alongside on-the-water conditions. Radar is provided by RainViewer. Satellite imagery is sourced from NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East and is public domain.
