St. John, Indiana Weather
St. John, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for St. John, Lake County.
Full aviation weather for St. John is published on the Lansing Municipal Airport (KIGQ) page, 11 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 St. John 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 St. John: Gary/Chicago International Airport (KGYY) 19 km · Bult Field (KC56) 19 km · Hobart Sky Ranch Airport (K3HO) 21 km · Lowell Airport (KC97) 25 km · Lake Village Airport (KC98) 34 km
Conditions reported at KIGQ describe the airfield itself. Weather 11 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at St. John specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for St. John.
About St. John, Indiana
St. John, Indiana, unfolds across a landscape shaped by the subtle, persistent hand of glacial retreat. It lies 2.1 miles south-south-west of Schererville, IN (from Schererville, IN: bearing 202°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-south-west of Lake. The terrain here, not dramatic but possessing a quiet resilience, is a rolling prairie that slopes gently towards the lowlands, a subtle undulation that speaks of ancient waters and the slow sculpting of ice. Great, open skies dominate, a vast canvas where clouds drift with a languid grace, and the sun, when it breaks through, casts a warm, almost buttery light across fields of corn and soybean that stretch to the horizon. The air itself carries the scent of turned earth and distant, damp woods, a fragrance that shifts with the seasons, from the crisp promise of spring to the heavy, sweet perfume of late summer. The story of St. John is one of agricultural roots and a steady, unfolding growth. Originally settled by farmers drawn to the fertile black soil, the area has evolved, its economy now a blend of its agrarian heritage and a burgeoning suburban presence, a testament to its proximity to larger urban centers. The echoes of its past can still be felt in the weathered barns and the enduring spirit of its people, who maintain a connection to the land even as new developments rise. Local businesses, from the independent hardware store to the family-owned diner, serve as gathering places, their facades bearing the patina of years, their interiors filled with the hum of everyday life and the quiet murmur of conversations. St. John holds a simple, honest character, a place where the pace of life still allows for a moment of contemplation, where the changing light on the fields at dusk can feel like a benediction.
Live animated radar for St. John 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | St. John, Lake County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41.450036°N, 87.470038°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46373 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This St. John, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for St. John, 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 St. John includes coordinates 41.450036°N, 87.470038°W, situated in Lake County. ZIP code 46373. 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.
