Prairieton, Indiana Weather
Prairieton, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Prairieton, Vigo County.
Full aviation weather for Prairieton is published on the Terre Haute Regional Airport, Hulman Field (KHUF) page, 17 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 Prairieton 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 Prairieton: Sky King Airport (K3I3) 21 km · Sullivan County Airport (KSIV) 28 km · Brazil Clay County Airport (K0I2) 34 km · Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 40 km · Robinson Municipal Airport (KRSV) 42 km
Conditions reported at KHUF describe the airfield itself. Weather 17 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Prairieton specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Prairieton.
About Prairieton, Indiana
Prairieton rests on land that has long been shaped by the generous, rolling terrain of west-central Indiana. It lies 6.6 miles north-north-east of Vigo, IN (from Vigo, IN: bearing 30°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-south-west of Terre Haute. The fields here, a patchwork quilt of green and gold depending on the season, stretch out under a sky that often feels vast and impossibly deep, its horizons broken only by the distant, dark smudges of tree lines or the occasional stately silo. The air, particularly in the hush of late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of sun-baked earth and the faint, green scent of growing things, while the roads themselves, mostly paved but sometimes giving way to the comforting grit of gravel, seem to curve with a natural, unhurried grace, following the land’s contours as if they were always meant to be there. The history of Prairieton is deeply entwined with the fertile soil that surrounds it, a legacy of agricultural endeavor that has sustained generations. While not a hub of heavy industry, its economy has always been anchored by the bounty of the land, with corn and soybeans standing as silent, steadfast sentinels of its livelihood, their stalks whispering secrets to the prairie wind. Traces of earlier times can be felt in the quiet solidity of its older buildings, their brickwork mellowed by decades of sun and rain, and in the enduring community spirit that binds its residents, a shared understanding forged through shared seasons and the quiet resilience characteristic of this part of Vigo County.
Live animated radar for Prairieton 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 | Prairieton, Vigo County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.370038°N, 87.474466°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47802, 47870 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Prairieton, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Prairieton, 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 Prairieton includes coordinates 39.370038°N, 87.474466°W, situated in Vigo County. ZIP code 47802, 47870. 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.
