Painted Hills, Indiana Weather
Painted Hills, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Painted Hills, Morgan County.
Full aviation weather for Painted Hills is published on the Himsel Army Airfield (KHBE) page, 28 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 Painted Hills 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 Painted Hills: Pam's Place Airport (K78I) 32 km · Indy South Greenwood Airport (KHFY) 34 km · Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) 36 km · Monroe County Airport (KBMG) 36 km · Hendricks County Gordon Graham Field (K2R2) 41 km
Conditions reported at KHBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 28 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Painted Hills specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Painted Hills.
About Painted Hills, Indiana
Painted Hills unfolds across a landscape of rolling hills, where the earth itself seems to have been brushed with a palette of ochre, rust, and deep umber. It lies 8.0 miles south of Morgan, IN (from Morgan, IN: bearing 183°T), and is situated 4.9 miles east-south-east of Martinsville. The terrain here is a gentle undulation, a series of soft mounds and shallow valleys carved by the patient work of water over millennia. Patches of dense woodland, their leaves a vibrant green in the warmer months and a fiery spectacle in autumn, punctuate the open fields of cultivated crops. Creeks, silver threads in the sunlight, meander through the hollows, their banks often softened by a fringe of willows and sycamores. The air, especially in the quiet of early morning, carries the clean scent of damp soil and distant pine, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring presence. The history of Painted Hills is closely tied to the agricultural bounty of this region, an economy built on the fertile soil that yields corn, soybeans, and a variety of livestock. Generations of families have worked this land, their stories etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring rhythm of planting and harvest. While no major industries dominate, the local economy thrives on a foundation of small businesses, family farms, and a quiet pride in self-sufficiency. The legacy of early settlers, who recognized the unique character of this place, persists in the close-knit communities and the unhurried pace of daily life that defines Painted Hills. The land, with its subtly shifting colors, continues to be the silent, constant narrator of this enduring locale.
Live animated radar for Painted Hills 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 | Painted Hills, Morgan County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.39568°N, 86.34603°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46151 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Painted Hills, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Painted Hills, 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 Painted Hills includes coordinates 39.395680°N, 86.346030°W, situated in Morgan County. ZIP code 46151. Telephone area code: 260. 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.
