Jay, Indiana Weather
Jay, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Jay, Jay County.
Full aviation weather for Jay is published on the Miller Airport (KC40) page, 36 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 Jay 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 Jay: Delaware County Johnson Field (KMIE) 39 km · Reese Airport (K7I2) 41 km · Marion Municipal Airport (KMZZ) 56 km · Huntington Municipal Airport (KHHG) 58 km
Conditions reported at KC40 describe the airfield itself. Weather 36 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Jay specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Jay.
About Jay, Indiana
Jay unfolds across a landscape of fertile earth, a gentle, rolling terrain that has long surrendered to the plow. It lies 4.8 miles east-north-east of Greene, IN (from Greene, IN: bearing 57°T), and is situated 2.5 miles west-north-west of Portland. The sky here seems to hold a particular kind of light, especially in the late afternoon, when it softens and spreads like a thin wash of ochre and rose over the flat, open fields. Farmsteads, punctuated by silos that stand like sentinels against the horizon, dot the countryside, their weathered barns a familiar and comforting sight. The air, particularly after a spring rain, carries the clean scent of turned soil and the distant, sweet perfume of blooming clover, a testament to the enduring agricultural heart of this place. The trees, mostly deciduous, form scattered copses or line the quiet country roads, their leaves rustling with a sound that seems to echo the slow, deliberate passage of seasons. The history of Jay is etched not in grand monuments, but in the quiet tenacity of its people and the bounty of its land. Founded by settlers drawn to the rich farmland, Jay's economy has always been deeply entwined with agriculture, a legacy evident in the grain elevators that still dominate the small downtown skyline. While the agricultural rhythm remains, there's a subtle undercurrent of industry, a quiet hum that speaks of manufacturing and local businesses that have weathered economic shifts. The town retains a character of sturdy practicality, a place where hard work is valued and community bonds are forged through shared experience, not grand pronouncements. Even the occasional visitor can feel the steady pulse of Jay, a place that has found its enduring strength in the earth beneath its feet and the enduring spirit of its inhabitants.
Live animated radar for Jay 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 | Jay, Jay County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.446529°N, 85.023346°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47371 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Jay, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Jay, 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 Jay includes coordinates 40.446529°N, 85.023346°W, situated in Jay County. ZIP code 47371. Telephone area code: 317. 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.
