Scipio, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Scipio, Jennings County.
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Scipio rests within a landscape of rolling hills, a gentle punctuation mark in the broader sweep of southern Indiana's terrain. It lies 6.3 miles north-north-west of Jennings, IN (from Jennings, IN: bearing 344°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-west of North Vernon. Here, the land exhales a quiet breath of fertile earth, the soil a rich, dark loam that cradles the roots of ancient oaks and the aspirations of farmers. The air, especially in the hush of late afternoon, carries the faint, sweet scent of drying hay and the distant murmur of cicadas, a sound that seems to hum with the very lifeblood of the country. Creeks, sometimes mere trickles, other times swollen by recent rains, carve their sinuous paths through the fields, reflecting a sky that often shifts from a brilliant, almost aggressive blue to the bruised purples and oranges of a coming storm. The story of Scipio is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots. This has been a place where the land dictated the rhythm of life, where the bounty of corn and soybeans has sustained generations. The local economy, while perhaps less robust than in bygone days, still finds its pulse in the fields and the small businesses that serve the surrounding farms. A sense of continuity prevails, a quiet understanding that the cycles of planting and harvest are as immutable as the turning of the seasons, and that the true character of Scipio is a testament to the enduring resilience of those who have called this place home.
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| Location | Scipio, Jennings County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.07922°N, 85.717475°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47016, 47273 |
| Area Code | 317, 463 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Scipio, 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 Scipio includes coordinates 39.079220°N, 85.717475°W, situated in Jennings County. ZIP code 47016, 47273. Telephone area code: 317, 463. 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.