Rising Sun, Indiana Weather
Rising Sun, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Rising Sun, Ohio County.
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About Rising Sun, Indiana
Rising Sun sits on a broad curve of the Ohio River, a place where the land begins to swell into hills that hold the afternoon light longer than the river flats. It lies 12.7 miles west-south-west of Florence, KY (from Florence, KY: bearing 254°T), and is situated 8.8 miles south-west of Burlington. The town's buildings, a mix of weathered brick and clapboard, seem to gather themselves close to the water's edge, as if for warmth or company, their facades catching the shifting hues of the sky. Beyond the immediate riverfront, the terrain climbs, the fields of corn and soybeans rising in ordered waves, their green deepening with the approach of evening. A quiet hum of cicadas often fills the air here, a constant, low-frequency song of the summer heat, punctuated by the occasional distant rumble of a barge pushing its cargo downstream. The history of Rising Sun is tied intrinsically to the Ohio, a lifeline for trade and transport that shaped its early development. Founded in the early 19th century, it grew as a river port, its economy once fueled by steamboats and the goods they carried. Whispers of its past can still be felt in the architecture, in the sturdy, unpretentious buildings that have witnessed generations of river traffic and the changing fortunes of the region. Today, while the steamboats are fewer, the river remains central to the character of Rising Sun, its presence a constant, soothing murmur beneath the everyday rhythms of life, a reminder of the enduring power of this great waterway.
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| Location | Rising Sun, Ohio County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.949505°N, 84.853838°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47040 |
| Area Code | 317, 463 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rising Sun, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rising Sun, 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 Rising Sun includes coordinates 38.949505°N, 84.853838°W, situated in Ohio County. ZIP code 47040. Telephone area code: 317, 463. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/New_York).
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.
