Tipton, Indiana Weather
Tipton, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Tipton, Tipton County.
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About Tipton, Indiana
Tipton, Indiana, unfolds across a landscape of generous, flat-to-rolling farmland, a quilt of verdant fields stitched together by the whisper-thin lines of hedgerows and the occasional stand of mature oak. It lies 14.9 miles south-south-east of Kokomo, IN (from Kokomo, IN: bearing 161°T), and is situated 7.4 miles north of Arcadia. Here, the sky feels vast, an endless canvas where clouds drift with a leisurely pace, casting slow-moving shadows that paint ephemeral patterns across the cultivated earth. The air, particularly in the late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a perfume of the season that settles deep into the quietude of the place. Roads, straight and true, cut through this expanse, leading the eye towards distant barns and silos that punctuate the horizon, monuments to the enduring spirit of agricultural life. The history of Tipton is intrinsically linked to the fertile soil it commands, a story of settlement and cultivation that began in earnest in the mid-19th century. Its economy, long anchored by the bounty of corn and soybean production, still hums with the quiet efficiency of agribusiness, the rhythmic pulse of tractors and combines a familiar soundtrack to the changing seasons. While no grand monuments dominate the skyline, the enduring character of Tipton lies in its unassuming strength, a place where generations have built their lives around the predictable cycles of the land. The community’s heart beats in its modest downtown, a collection of brick buildings that have witnessed decades of commerce and conversation, each storefront holding echoes of past enterprises and the steady continuity of local life.
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| Location | Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.28226°N, 86.041098°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46072 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tipton, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tipton, 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 Tipton includes coordinates 40.282260°N, 86.041098°W, situated in Tipton County. ZIP code 46072. Telephone area code: 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.
