Fountain, Indiana Weather
Fountain, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Fountain, Fountain County.
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About Fountain, Indiana
Fountain rests in a landscape sculpted by the patient hand of water and wind, where the gentle hum of cicadas in the summer heat is a constant, almost palpable presence. It lies 17.0 miles east-north-east of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 66°T), and is situated 6.7 miles south-west of Attica. Rolling fields, stitched with the emerald threads of corn and the golden strands of wheat, stretch towards a horizon that often softens into a hazy, pale blue. The Vermilion River, a slow, sinuous ribbon of brown, winds its way through the terrain, its banks fringed with cottonwood trees that whisper secrets in the breeze. The air here carries the scent of damp earth after a rain, mingled with the sweet, faint perfume of alfalfa blooming in the sun-drenched afternoons. In the quiet evenings, the sky above Fountain burns with a fierce, unyielding beauty, a canvas of fiery oranges and bruised purples that bleed into the encroaching twilight. The history of Fountain is as deeply rooted as the ancient oaks that dot the surrounding countryside, a story woven from the agricultural bounty of the land and the quiet resilience of its people. For generations, the fertile soil has sustained the local economy, its productivity dictated by the whims of the weather and the steadfast labor of its farmers. Life in Fountain moves with a deliberate, unhurried cadence, mirroring the steady flow of the Vermilion. While no grand monuments mark its past, the weathered barns and the sturdy, unassuming homes speak of generations who have tilled this ground, each leaving their quiet imprint. The memory of the railroad, a lifeline that once pulsed through the heart of Fountain, can still be felt in the ghost of its tracks, a reminder of a different era when the world seemed to arrive on a daily train.
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| Location | Fountain, Fountain County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.22226°N, 87.335289°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47918, 47834 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Fountain, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Fountain, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Fountain includes coordinates 40.222260°N, 87.335289°W, situated in Fountain County. ZIP code 47918, 47834. Telephone area code: 765. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
