New Pekin, Indiana Weather
New Pekin, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Pekin, Washington County.
Full aviation weather for New Pekin is published on the Salem Municipal Airport (KI83) page, 16 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 New Pekin 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 New Pekin: Clark Regional Airport (KJVY) 29 km · Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) 40 km · Orleans Airport (K7I4) 41 km · Bowman Field (KLOU) 44 km · Louisville Muhammad Ali International Airport (KSDF) 45 km
Conditions reported at KI83 describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Pekin specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Pekin.
About New Pekin, Indiana
New Pekin rests in a gentle dip of southern Indiana's rolling terrain, where fields of corn and soybeans unfurl like rumpled green blankets beneath an expansive sky. It lies 13.4 miles west-north-west of Saint Joseph, IN (from Saint Joseph, IN: bearing 303°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-south-east of Salem. The air here, especially in the humid embrace of summer, carries the scent of freshly turned earth and the faint sweetness of ripening fruit from the orchards that dot the surrounding hillsides. Old farmhouses, weathered by sun and rain, stand sentinel along winding country roads, their porches often adorned with rocking chairs that seem to invite contemplation. The land itself, a rich loam the color of dark chocolate, slopes down towards unseen creeks, its contours hinting at the slow, persistent work of water over countless years. The story of New Pekin is one of resilience and quiet persistence, a narrative etched into the very character of its people and the land they cultivate. Originally settled by ambitious pioneers drawn by the promise of fertile ground, the area has long been tied to agriculture, with tobacco and later corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its economy. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed New Pekin, a strong sense of self-reliance persists, evident in the small businesses that cater to local needs and the annual harvest festivals that celebrate the bounty of the season. The faint echo of generations who worked this soil can still be felt in the rustle of leaves and the distant lowing of cattle, a constant reminder of a life lived in close communion with the earth.
Live animated radar for New Pekin 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 | New Pekin, Washington County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.50506°N, 86.016919°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47165 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Pekin, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Pekin, 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 New Pekin includes coordinates 38.505060°N, 86.016919°W, situated in Washington County. ZIP code 47165. 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.
