Forest, Indiana Weather
Forest, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Forest, Clinton County.
Full aviation weather for Forest is published on the Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR) page, 22 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 Forest 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 Forest: Sheridan Airport (K5I4) 24 km · Galveston Airport (K5I6) 24 km · Kokomo Municipal Airport (KOKK) 29 km · Grissom Air Reserve Base (KGUS) 34 km · Logansport Cass County Airport (KGGP) 38 km
Conditions reported at KFKR describe the airfield itself. Weather 22 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Forest specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Forest.
About Forest, Indiana
Forest unfolds across a landscape shaped by the gentle swell of Indiana's tillable earth, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon punctuated by stands of oak and maple. It lies 13.1 miles south-west of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 233°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-west of Russiaville. The air here carries the subtle scent of damp soil and ripening grain, a fragrance that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of apricot and soft lavender. Farmhouses, often painted a practical white or a faded barn red, dot the countryside, their silos standing as stoic sentinels against the vast, open sky. The terrain, a low, rolling topography, offers a sense of quiet expanse, broken only by the occasional creek or the darker, more persistent shadows of wooded draws. The history of Forest is deeply entwined with the agricultural bounty of Clinton County, a legacy evident in the well-maintained fields and the enduring presence of family farms that have worked this land for generations. The local economy, while modest, remains anchored by this agrarian spirit, with a quiet diligence that underpins the daily lives of its residents. While no grand monuments mark its past, the stories are etched into the very rhythm of the seasons, in the planting and harvesting that dictate the year's pulse. The distinctive character of Forest lies in its unpretentious endurance, a place where the land itself seems to hold a patient, watchful memory.
Live animated radar for Forest 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Forest, Clinton County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.373648°N, 86.332775°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46039 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Forest, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Forest, 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 Forest includes coordinates 40.373648°N, 86.332775°W, situated in Clinton County. ZIP code 46039. Telephone area code: 260. 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.
