Hillsboro, Indiana Weather
Hillsboro, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hillsboro, Henry County.
Full aviation weather for Hillsboro is published on the New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport (KUWL) 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. 5 airfields within reach of Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro: Mettel Field (KCEV) 35 km · Pope Field (KGFD) 40 km · Indianapolis Regional Airport (KMQJ) 50 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 59 km
Conditions reported at KUWL describe the airfield itself. Weather 10 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hillsboro specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hillsboro.
About Hillsboro, Indiana
Hillsboro unfolds across a gentle, rolling landscape, where the fertile soil, a deep, rich loam, yields to the persistent cultivation of corn and soybeans. It lies 15.8 miles south of Muncie, IN (from Muncie, IN: bearing 169°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north-east of New Castle. The land itself breathes with a quiet resilience, the broad fields stretching towards horizons softened by the hazy, almost liquid light of Indiana afternoons. Farmsteads, their barns weathered to the color of muted rust and faded grain, punctuate the green expanse, each a small anchor in the vast agricultural sea. The air here carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the more robust, earthy aroma of freshly turned soil, a constant reminder of the life that pulses through this land. The history of Hillsboro is deeply intertwined with the agricultural spirit of Henry County, its founding rooted in the promise of fertile ground and the industrious nature of its early settlers. This area’s economy has long been anchored by its farms, a tradition that continues to shape the rhythm of life, though the whispers of past industries, perhaps a defunct mill or a small manufacturing concern, can still be felt in the quiet streets. A notable characteristic of Hillsboro is its enduring sense of community, a quiet strength born from generations of shared labor and mutual reliance, where neighbors still know each other’s names and the pace of life encourages a thoughtful, measured existence, particularly as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the sky in hues of rose and gold.
Live animated radar for Hillsboro 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 | Hillsboro, Henry County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.968102°N, 85.331635°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47362, 47949 |
| Area Code | 317, 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hillsboro, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hillsboro, 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 Hillsboro includes coordinates 39.968102°N, 85.331635°W, situated in Henry County. ZIP code 47362, 47949. Telephone area code: 317, 765. 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.
