La Fontaine, Indiana Weather
La Fontaine, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for La Fontaine, Wabash County.
Full aviation weather for La Fontaine is published on the Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH) page, 12 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 La Fontaine 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 La Fontaine: Converse Airport (K1I8) 19 km · Marion Municipal Airport (KMZZ) 21 km · Huntington Municipal Airport (KHHG) 30 km · Miller Airport (KC40) 40 km · Delaware County Johnson Field (KMIE) 55 km
Conditions reported at KIWH describe the airfield itself. Weather 12 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at La Fontaine specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About La Fontaine, Indiana
La Fontaine rests in a gentle embrace of rolling Indiana farmland, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards a horizon softened by the hazy breath of summer. It lies 14.0 miles north of Grant, IN (from Grant, IN: bearing 352°T), and is situated 7.5 miles north-north-east of Sweetser. The land here is not dramatic, but possesses a quiet fortitude; it is a place of broad skies and the steady, dependable presence of earth that yields its bounty with a patient grace. The air, especially in the early mornings before the sun fully asserts itself, carries the cool, clean scent of dew-kissed soil and the faintest, sweetest perfume of ripening wheat, a subtle offering to the senses. The character of La Fontaine is one of unassuming resilience, a place where life unfolds with a measured, unhurried cadence, reflected in the unpretentious architecture and the quiet courtesy of its inhabitants. The history of La Fontaine is as deeply rooted as the oak trees that mark its older homesteads, a narrative intertwined with the agricultural spirit of Wabash County. For generations, the land has sustained its people, its economy built upon the honest labor of farmers who coaxed sustenance from the fertile Wabash River valley. While no grand monuments or bustling industries define La Fontaine, its distinctiveness lies in this enduring connection to the soil and the quiet traditions that have been passed down. The very rhythm of days here is dictated by the seasons, by the planting and the harvest, a timeless cycle that imbues the community with a profound sense of continuity, a gentle whisper of generations past still present in the rustling cornstalks.
Live animated radar for La Fontaine 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.
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| Location | La Fontaine, Wabash County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.673931°N, 85.72137°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46940 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This La Fontaine, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for La Fontaine, 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 La Fontaine includes coordinates 40.673931°N, 85.721370°W, situated in Wabash County. ZIP code 46940. 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.
