Riley, Indiana Weather
Riley, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Riley, Vigo County.
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About Riley, Indiana
Riley is a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath, a quiet expanse of western Indiana terrain that rolls with a gentle, persistent grace. It lies 8.1 miles south-east of Terre Haute, IN (from Terre Haute, IN: bearing 131°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of Clay. The soil here, a deep, loamy brown, yields readily to the plow, stretching out in broad fields of corn and soybeans that shimmer under the vast, often cloud-streaked sky. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries a faint, sweet scent of drying stalks and damp earth, a perfume of the agricultural heartland. Scattered farmsteads dot the landscape, their weathered barns and silos standing as stoic sentinels against the horizon, their paint long since surrendered to the sun and rain. The drainage ditches, carved by decades of rainfall, snake through the fields, their edges softened by wild grasses and the occasional flash of a kingfisher. The history of Riley is inextricably tied to the fertile ground and the industrious spirit of those who worked it. Once a vital hub for the Wabash River's agricultural output, its economy has long been rooted in the bounty of the land, a steady commitment to the cycles of planting and harvest. While larger industries may have bypassed this particular patch of Vigo County, Riley has maintained its character through the enduring presence of local businesses that serve the surrounding farms and families. The grain elevators, standing tall and proud at the edge of town, are a constant reminder of the community's agricultural heritage, their metal husks echoing with the rumble of trucks delivering their seasonal cargo. The slow, deliberate pace of life here is a quiet testament to a different set of priorities, where the turning of the seasons and the health of the crops often dictate the rhythm of the day.
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| Location | Riley, Vigo County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.390039°N, 87.300018°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46140, 47871 |
| Area Code | 260, 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Riley, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Riley, 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 Riley includes coordinates 39.390039°N, 87.300018°W, situated in Vigo County. ZIP code 46140, 47871. Telephone area code: 260, 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.
