New Richmond, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Richmond, Montgomery County.
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New Richmond unfolds across a landscape of gentle, rolling farmland, where the rich, dark earth yields abundant crops under a wide Indiana sky. It lies 16.2 miles south-south-west of Lafayette, IN (from Lafayette, IN: bearing 200°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-north-east of Waynetown. The air here often carries the clean scent of turned soil and, in summer, the sweet perfume of ripening corn, a subtle sweetness that clings to the humid breeze. Fields stretch in broad, open swathes, broken by the occasional stand of mature oak and maple trees that offer dappled shade along the quiet country roads. The terrain is a study in subtle grades, the land rising and falling with a quiet dignity, guiding the eye towards horizons that seem to hold the promise of more of the same – a comforting, predictable expanse. Dusk settles over New Richmond with a particular grace, the fading sunlight casting long, soft shadows that blur the edges of barns and fences, imbuing the scene with a serene, almost contemplative quality. This corner of Montgomery County has long been shaped by the quiet persistence of agriculture, its economy rooted in the fertile soil that has sustained generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of land, established homesteads and began the slow, deliberate work of cultivating the earth, a legacy that continues to define the character of New Richmond. While industry has ebbs and flowed, the true heart of the place remains tied to the land and the rhythms of the farming year. The roads, worn smooth by tractors and the occasional passing car, are arteries connecting scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of buildings that form the village center, a place where life unfolds at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. There are no grand monuments here, but a quiet strength resides in the enduring connection to the past and the understated beauty of a community that has grown organically from the earth it calls home.
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| Location | New Richmond, Montgomery County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.195595°N, 86.978896°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47967 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for New Richmond, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Richmond includes coordinates 40.195595°N, 86.978896°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 47967. Telephone area code: 765. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
Weather data is sourced from the NOAA National Weather Service (NWS) and the open-source Open-Meteo API. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.