Newton, Indiana Weather
Newton, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Newton, Wabash County.
Full aviation weather for Newton is published on the Wabash Municipal Airport (KIWH) page, 23 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 Newton 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 Newton: Huntington Municipal Airport (KHHG) 33 km · Converse Airport (K1I8) 44 km · Fort Wayne International Airport (KFWA) 53 km · Marion Municipal Airport (KMZZ) 54 km · Miller Airport (KC40) 56 km
Conditions reported at KIWH describe the airfield itself. Weather 23 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Newton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Newton.
About Newton, Indiana
Newton rests within a landscape shaped by the subtle contours of northern Indiana's glacial moraine, where fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards horizons punctuated by the stoic silhouettes of oak and maple. It lies 18.7 miles west-south-west of Whitley, IN (from Whitley, IN: bearing 237°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-west of North Manchester. The air here carries the clean, damp scent of cultivated earth, especially after a summer rain, and the sunlight, when it breaks through the humid haze, often falls in broad, golden shafts across the gently rolling terrain. The character of Newton is one of quiet persistence, a place where the land dictates the pace of life, and the distant hum of agricultural machinery is as much a part of its soundscape as the rustle of leaves or the calls of unseen birds in the dense hedgerows that divide the farms. The history of Newton is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of Wabash County, a legacy evident in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of its older buildings and the enduring presence of family farms. Its local economy, though diversified over the years, still draws significant strength from the fertile soil, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the bounty of the harvest. One might observe, particularly in the late afternoon, the way the setting sun casts long, deepening shadows across the weathered clapboard of the town's modest downtown, hinting at generations of lives lived and stories held within its quiet streets.
Live animated radar for Newton 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 | Newton, Wabash County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.967266°N, 85.821376°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47951, 46962, 47978 |
| Area Code | 574, 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Newton, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Newton, 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 Newton includes coordinates 40.967266°N, 85.821376°W, situated in Wabash County. ZIP code 47951, 46962, 47978. Telephone area code: 574, 765. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
