New Richmond, Indiana Weather
New Richmond, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for New Richmond, Montgomery County.
Full aviation weather for New Richmond is published on the Purdue University Airport (KLAF) page, 24 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. 4 airfields within reach of New Richmond 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 Richmond: Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR) 36 km · Boone County Airport (K6I4) 50 km · White County Airport (KMCX) 60 km
Conditions reported at KLAF describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at New Richmond specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for New Richmond.
About New Richmond, Indiana
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.
Live animated radar for New Richmond 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 | 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 | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This New Richmond, Indiana Weather Page
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, 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 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. 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.
