Raub, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Raub, Benton County.
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Raub rests in the broad, fertile plains of Benton County, a place where the horizon stretches out like an unspooled ribbon of earth. It lies 33.1 miles south-east of Kankakee, IL (from Kankakee, IL: bearing 144°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-south-west of Newton. The land here is a study in gentle swells and shallow depressions, a terrain that has been shaped by millennia of wind and water into a landscape of understated elegance. In the late afternoon, the sun casts long, attenuated shadows that stretch across the soybean and cornfields, lending a painterly quality to the golden stalks and the deep green of the summer foliage. The air, especially after a rain, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil, a perfume that speaks of the deep, dark loam that lies beneath. The history of Raub is inextricably bound to the agricultural bounty of its surroundings, a narrative of hard work and steady progress that began with the early settlers drawn to this rich ground. For generations, the local economy has been rooted in the cultivation of crops, a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the enduring cycle of planting and harvest. While the landscape itself offers no dramatic peaks or plunging valleys, its subtle contours have always been a source of quiet pride, a testament to the patient cultivation that has transformed these prairie lands into breadbaskets. The occasional weathered barn, standing sentinel against the wide sky, hints at the generations who have tilled this soil, their lives a quiet echo in the rustling corn.
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| Location | Raub, Benton County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.730037°N, 87.491692°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47942 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Raub, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Raub includes coordinates 40.730037°N, 87.491692°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 47942. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.