Herbst, Indiana Weather
Herbst, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Herbst, Grant County.
Full aviation weather for Herbst is published on the Marion Municipal Airport (KMZZ) page, 10 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 Herbst 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 Herbst: Converse Airport (K1I8) 12 km · Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH) 28 km · Delaware County Johnson Field (KMIE) 45 km · Huntington Municipal Airport (KHHG) 47 km · Anderson Municipal Darlington Field (KAID) 48 km
Conditions reported at KMZZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Herbst specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Herbst.
About Herbst, Indiana
Herbst lies in a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of glaciers, a place where the land remembers its icy origins in subtle swells and dips that guide the eye across broad fields. It lies 6.1 miles west-north-west of Grant, IN (from Grant, IN: bearing 298°T), and is situated 9.3 miles west-north-west of Gas City. The sky here is a vast, ever-changing canvas, particularly at dusk when the light softens, bleeding hues of rose and lavender over the cultivated earth, imbuing the air with a quiet, almost tangible stillness. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green and gold blankets, punctuated by stands of deciduous trees that wear their autumn finery with a stoic grace. The air itself carries the scent of rich soil, a perennial fragrance that speaks of seasons past and those yet to come. The history of Herbst is a story etched into the very grain of its land, where a heritage of agricultural endeavor underpins its present-day character. The fertile soil, a gift from ancient ice flows, has long been the bedrock of its economy, with generations of families tending the same parcels of land, their lives interwoven with the planting and harvesting cycles. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet persistence of its farms and the modest, well-kept homes speak of a deep-rooted resilience. The local economy, though modest, hums with the steady rhythm of the agricultural cycle, its pulse felt in the local grain elevators and the occasional rumble of a tractor on a county road. The community’s distinctive character is one of unassuming strength, where neighborly bonds are as vital as the harvest itself.
Live animated radar for Herbst 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 | Herbst, Grant County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.514761°N, 85.787203°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46953 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Herbst, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Herbst, 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 Herbst includes coordinates 40.514761°N, 85.787203°W, situated in Grant County. ZIP code 46953. 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.
