Southport, Indiana Weather
Southport, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Southport, Owen County.
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About Southport, Indiana
Southport rests in a landscape of gentle, rolling hills, a place where broad fields of corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon under a sky that often seems to hold its breath before a summer storm. It lies 14.8 miles west-north-west of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 302°T), and is situated 7.9 miles west-north-west of Ellettsville. The land itself is a patient, fertile expanse, carved by slow-moving creeks that meander through the lowlands, their banks fringed with willow and sycamore trees. In the quiet mornings, a fine mist often clings to the lowest hollows, softening the edges of the world and lending a hushed, almost reverent quality to the awakening countryside. The air here carries the scent of damp earth, cut grass, and the faint, sweet perfume of wild honeysuckle that climbs with untamed vigor along the fences and forgotten corners. The history of Southport is interwoven with the agricultural rhythms of Owen County, a place where generations have tilled the soil and found their livelihood in the bounty of the land. Its early days were shaped by the steady westward expansion, a small settlement growing into a focal point for the surrounding farms, its general store and blacksmith shop serving as vital hubs of commerce and community. The local economy, though perhaps less robust than in bygone eras, still finds its roots in agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to the ongoing harvest. Southport itself retains a character of quiet resilience, a community that has weathered the changes of time with a steadfast, unpretentious grace, its residents carrying a deep, unspoken connection to the earth that sustains them.
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| Location | Southport, Owen County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.276989°N, 86.761672°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47460, 46227 |
| Area Code | 317, 260 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Southport, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Southport, 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 Southport includes coordinates 39.276989°N, 86.761672°W, situated in Owen County. ZIP code 47460, 46227. Telephone area code: 317, 260. 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.
