Sandborn, Indiana Weather
Sandborn, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Sandborn, Knox County.
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About Sandborn, Indiana
Sandborn lies in a broad, shallow valley where the land begins its slow, patient incline toward the higher ground of southern Indiana. It lies 13.6 miles north of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 350°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south of Linton. The terrain here is a mosaic of fertile bottomlands, the dark, rich soil hinting at generations of cultivation, interspersed with the steeper, wooded slopes that cradle the scattered farmsteads. Creeks, narrow and meandering, thread their way through the fields, their banks softened by willow and sycamore, reflecting the wide, often pale blue sky that stretches across this part of Knox County. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp coolness, a promise of the humidity that will bloom with the afternoon sun, a familiar scent of turned earth and distant woodsmoke. The history of Sandborn is inextricably tied to the rich mineral deposits that once fueled its growth and the agricultural bounty that continues to sustain it. Coal mining, a significant chapter in the region's past, has left its indelible mark, though the hum of excavators has long since faded from the immediate landscape, replaced by the steady, quiet work of farming. The local economy, while diversified, still leans heavily on the land, with corn and soybeans dominating the fertile fields that extend like patterned carpets from the edge of the settlement. It is a place where the echoes of industry are softened by the enduring rhythms of the seasons, and where the slow drift of clouds overhead seems to set the pace for daily life.
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| Location | Sandborn, Knox County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.896435°N, 87.186679°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47578 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Sandborn, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Sandborn, 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 Sandborn includes coordinates 38.896435°N, 87.186679°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 47578. Telephone area code: 812. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).
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.
