Homer, Indiana Weather
Homer, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Homer, Rush County.
Full aviation weather for Homer is published on the Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) page, 19 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 Homer 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 Homer: Pope Field (KGFD) 27 km · Greensburg Municipal Airport (KI34) 28 km · Batesville Airport (KHLB) 38 km · New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport (KUWL) 40 km · Indianapolis Regional Airport (KMQJ) 40 km
Conditions reported at KGEZ describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Homer specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Homer.
About Homer, Indiana
Homer rests in a quiet corner of Rush County, where the land itself seems to sigh with contentment. It lies 14.4 miles south of Henry, IN (from Henry, IN: bearing 178°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south-south-west of Rush. Rolling fields of corn and soybeans stretch out under a sky that can shift from the clearest robin's egg blue to a bruised, dramatic purple within hours, the air often carrying the sweet, earthy scent of tilled soil. The terrain here is gently sculpted, not dramatic, with shallow creek beds meandering through the farmland, their banks lined with sumac and cottonwoods that whisper secrets on the breeze. Sunlight, when it breaks through the clouds, falls in broad, golden sheets, illuminating the dust motes dancing in the air and lending a soft, almost ethereal glow to the weathered barns and silos that punctuate the landscape. The character of Homer is one of patient endurance, of lives lived in close communion with the seasons, where the slow unfurling of a leaf or the first frost holds more significance than any fleeting trend. This is a place where history is not shouted from rooftops but whispered in the rustle of corn stalks and the creak of old wooden porches. The local economy, like so many in this part of Indiana, is deeply rooted in agriculture, a legacy passed down through generations. The fertile soil, a gift from ancient glaciers, continues to yield abundant harvests, providing the lifeblood for Homer and its surrounding farms. One might find a small, independent grain elevator, its corrugated metal glinting in the afternoon sun, or a family-owned hardware store where conversations about the weather and the price of seed are as common as the exchange of currency. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very layout of the roads, the placement of the modest homes, and the enduring presence of the local schoolhouse speak to a community built on hard work and shared purpose, where life moves at a pace that allows for genuine connection.
Live animated radar for Homer 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 | Homer, Rush County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.578103°N, 85.57803°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46146, 46150 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Homer, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Homer, 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 Homer includes coordinates 39.578103°N, 85.578030°W, situated in Rush County. ZIP code 46146, 46150. 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.
