Rolling Prairie, Indiana Weather
Rolling Prairie, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Rolling Prairie, LaPorte County.
Full aviation weather for Rolling Prairie is published on the La Porte Municipal Airport (KPPO) page, 15 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 Rolling Prairie 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 Rolling Prairie: Michigan City Municipal Airport (KMGC) 17 km · South Bend International Airport (KSBN) 25 km · Andrews University Airpark (KC20) 37 km · Starke County Airport (KOXI) 38 km · Plymouth Municipal Airport (KC65) 43 km
Conditions reported at KPPO describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Rolling Prairie specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Rolling Prairie.
About Rolling Prairie, Indiana
Rolling Prairie unfolds across a landscape of broad, fertile fields, where the land itself seems to breathe in the vast, open sky of northern Indiana. It lies 14.6 miles east of Michigan City, IN (from Michigan City, IN: bearing 100°T), and is situated 6.9 miles north-east of La Porte. The terrain, a gentle swell and fall of earth, is punctuated by stands of oak and maple that offer fleeting shade, their leaves rustling with a sound like whispered secrets. Here, the air carries the clean, sharp scent of turned soil and, in summer, the sweet perfume of ripening corn. Sunlight, especially in the late afternoon, spills across the fields in a golden tide, illuminating the subtle contours of the land and casting long, dancing shadows. The character of Rolling Prairie is one of quiet resilience, a place where the elements have shaped not just the earth but the enduring spirit of its inhabitants. The history of Rolling Prairie is etched into the very way the land is worked, a legacy tied to the rich agricultural bounty that has sustained it for generations. Early settlers, drawn by the promise of fertile soil, established farms that continue to be the lifeblood of the local economy, with crops like soybeans and corn stretching to the horizon. This is a place where the pace of life is dictated by the seasons, a steady, unhurried rhythm that has persisted despite the changing winds of progress. While not a hub of industry, Rolling Prairie possesses a distinctive character, a testament to the enduring strength of its agricultural roots and the quiet determination of a community that has always found its wealth in the land.
Live animated radar for Rolling Prairie 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 | Rolling Prairie, LaPorte County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41.670877°N, 86.615854°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46371 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Rolling Prairie, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Rolling Prairie, 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 Rolling Prairie includes coordinates 41.670877°N, 86.615854°W, situated in LaPorte County. ZIP code 46371. Telephone area code: 260. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
