Montpelier, Indiana Weather
Montpelier, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Montpelier, Blackford County.
Full aviation weather for Montpelier is published on the Miller Airport (KC40) page, 18 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 Montpelier 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 Montpelier: Marion Municipal Airport (KMZZ) 35 km · Delaware County Johnson Field (KMIE) 36 km · Huntington Municipal Airport (KHHG) 36 km · Reese Airport (K7I2) 44 km · Fort Wayne International Airport (KFWA) 48 km
Conditions reported at KC40 describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Montpelier specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Montpelier.
About Montpelier, Indiana
Montpelier lies where the gentle swell of Blackford County's farmland begins to give way to a more pronounced, rolling terrain. It lies 13.7 miles north-west of Greene, IN (from Greene, IN: bearing 317°T), and is situated 4.2 miles north-north-east of Blackford. Here, the sky feels vast and unburdened, stretching over fields that change their hues from the emerald blush of young corn to the burnished gold of ripening wheat. The Salamonie River, a ribbon of quiet water, winds its way through this landscape, its banks fringed with mature trees whose branches, in the late afternoon sun, cast long, contemplative shadows across the land. The air itself carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a constant, low thrum that speaks of the land's enduring fertility. This corner of Indiana carries the quiet dignity of a place shaped by diligence and the steady turning of seasons. Montpelier, originally platted in the mid-19th century, grew from the fertile soil, its economy long tied to the bounty of agriculture, the deep black loam yielding crops that fed not just the local tables but found their way to wider markets. The legacy of those early settlers, who carved their livelihoods from the wilderness, still resonates in the sturdy, unpretentious architecture of its older buildings, each brick and beam a silent witness to the passage of generations. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the heart of Montpelier remains anchored in the agrarian spirit, a place where the rhythm of the day is still dictated, in part, by the needs of the land and the promise of a good harvest.
Live animated radar for Montpelier 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 | Montpelier, Blackford County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.553934°N, 85.277472°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47359 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Montpelier, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Montpelier, 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 Montpelier includes coordinates 40.553934°N, 85.277472°W, situated in Blackford County. ZIP code 47359. 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.
