North Manchester, Indiana Weather
North Manchester, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for North Manchester, Wabash County.
Full aviation weather for North Manchester is published on the Warsaw Municipal Airport (KASW) page, 31 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 North Manchester 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 North Manchester: Nappanee Municipal Airport (KC03) 52 km · Smith Field (KSMD) 54 km · Goshen Municipal Airport (KGSH) 58 km
Conditions reported at KASW describe the airfield itself. Weather 31 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at North Manchester specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About North Manchester, Indiana
North Manchester rests in a low-lying, fertile basin, where the land gently slopes toward the meandering Salamonie River. It lies 15.1 miles west-south-west of Whitley, IN (from Whitley, IN: bearing 239°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-west of South Whitley. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled quilts under a wide, ever-changing sky, their green hues deepening to emerald in the summer sun and turning to burnished gold as autumn arrives. The air here often carries the sweet, earthy scent of freshly turned soil, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats at the center of North Manchester. Distant treelines, a soft, hazy blue on the horizon, mark the edges of woodlands that have weathered countless seasons, their branches etched against the pale afternoon light. The history of North Manchester is deeply entwined with the rich agricultural promise of this land, a promise first recognized by early settlers drawn by the fertile Wabash River valley. The local economy, while diversified over time, still finds its roots in the bounty of the soil, with agribusiness and related industries playing a significant role. The presence of Manchester University, a liberal arts institution with a long-standing Quaker heritage, lends a distinct intellectual and cultural current to the area, fostering a thoughtful, community-oriented atmosphere. This blend of agrarian tradition and academic inquiry gives North Manchester a quiet character, a place where conversations might drift from crop yields to philosophical musings as the sun dips low, casting long shadows across the familiar streets.
Live animated radar for North Manchester 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 | North Manchester, Wabash County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41.0006°N, 85.768597°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46962 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This North Manchester, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for North Manchester, 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 North Manchester includes coordinates 41.000600°N, 85.768597°W, situated in Wabash County. ZIP code 46962. Telephone area code: 574. 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.
