Russiaville, Indiana Weather
Russiaville, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Russiaville, Howard County.
Full aviation weather for Russiaville is published on the Galveston Airport (K5I6) page, 19 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 Russiaville 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 Russiaville: Kokomo Municipal Airport (KOKK) 22 km · Sheridan Airport (K5I4) 27 km · Grissom Air Reserve Base (KGUS) 28 km · Frankfort Clinton County Regional Airport (KFKR) 29 km · Logansport Cass County Airport (KGGP) 34 km
Conditions reported at K5I6 describe the airfield itself. Weather 19 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Russiaville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Russiaville, Indiana
Russiaville sits amidst the broad, fertile plains of Howard County, a place where the sky feels immense and the land stretches out in patient, agricultural swathes. It lies 8.7 miles west-south-west of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 237°T), and is situated 10.0 miles west-north-west of Sharpsville. The terrain here is a gently rolling canvas of cultivated fields, primarily corn and soybeans, that shift in hue with the passing seasons, from the vibrant green of early summer to the dusty gold of late autumn. Small clusters of trees, often marking property lines or the course of unseen drainage ditches, punctuate the landscape, their leaves rustling in the persistent prairie breeze. The air itself carries the clean scent of turned earth and sun-baked grasses, a scent that seems to settle deep into the quietude of Russiaville. The roots of Russiaville are firmly planted in the rich soil that has sustained its inhabitants for generations, a legacy of farming and community that defines its character. This has long been a place where the local economy has ebbed and flowed with the fortunes of agriculture, with local businesses supporting the needs of the surrounding farms. While the landscape itself is the most prominent feature, the quiet persistence of this agricultural heritage lends Russiaville a distinctive, unhurried rhythm, a sense of enduring connection to the land that has shaped its past and continues to inform its present.
Live animated radar for Russiaville 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 | Russiaville, Howard County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.417537°N, 86.271385°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46979 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Russiaville, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Russiaville, 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 Russiaville includes coordinates 40.417537°N, 86.271385°W, situated in Howard County. ZIP code 46979. Telephone area code: 574. 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.
