Paoli, Indiana Weather
Paoli, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Paoli, Orange County.
Full aviation weather for Paoli is published on the Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) page, 3 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 Paoli 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 Paoli: Orleans Airport (K7I4) 12 km · French Lick Municipal Airport (KFRH) 16 km · Salem Municipal Airport (KI83) 28 km · Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR) 32 km · Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 54 km
Conditions reported at KI42 describe the airfield itself. Weather 3 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Paoli specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Paoli.
About Paoli, Indiana
Paoli rests in a cradle of rolling hills, where the verdant slopes of Southern Indiana begin their gentle descent toward the Ohio River Valley. It lies 36.4 miles west-north-west of Floyd, IN (from Floyd, IN: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Orleans. Here, the air carries the scent of damp earth and pine, particularly after a summer shower, and the light, when it catches the dew-laden fields at dawn, possesses a soft, almost ethereal glow. The land itself is a study in patient geology, carved by millennia of rain and frost into a topography that invites both contemplation and exploration, with the limestone bluffs hinting at a deeper, ancient past. The quietude of Paoli is not an emptiness, but a fullness, punctuated by the distant rumble of a tractor or the call of a hawk circling overhead. The history of Paoli is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil and the hardy spirit of those who first settled this place, drawn by the promise of agricultural abundance. The economy, still rooted in the land, finds sustenance in farming, with corn and soybeans stretching across the landscape like a patchwork quilt. Yet, beyond the fields, Paoli has also carved a niche for itself, notably as a center for furniture manufacturing, its skilled artisans transforming the region's timber into pieces of enduring quality. This legacy of craftsmanship, passed down through generations, adds a layer of quiet pride to the town's character, a testament to the enduring strength of its people and their connection to the resources of their home.
Live animated radar for Paoli 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 | Paoli, Orange County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.556166°N, 86.468321°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47454 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Paoli, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Paoli, 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 Paoli includes coordinates 38.556166°N, 86.468321°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 47454. Telephone area code: 317. 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.
