Wallace, Indiana Weather
Wallace, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Wallace, Fountain County.
Full aviation weather for Wallace is published on the Crawfordsville Regional Airport (KCFJ) page, 20 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 Wallace 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 Wallace: Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) 45 km · Putnam County Airport (KGPC) 49 km · Purdue University Airport (KLAF) 51 km · Sky King Airport (K3I3) 53 km · Edgar County Airport (KPRG) 55 km
Conditions reported at KCFJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 20 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Wallace specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Wallace.
About Wallace, Indiana
Wallace rests in a gentle hollow, where the flat, rich farmland of western Indiana begins its slow, almost imperceptible roll toward the Wabash River. It lies 13.0 miles east-north-east of Howard, IN (from Howard, IN: bearing 68°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west of Lake Holiday. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and ripening corn, a fragrance that clings to the weathered clapboard of the houses and the broad, sun-bleached planks of the general store. Oak trees, their branches reaching wide like ancient, arthritic hands, dot the landscape, providing dappled shade over fields that stretch to a horizon often softened by the hazy, pale blue of a summer sky. Even the silence here has a texture, a quiet hum of insects and the distant, contented lowing of cattle, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a tractor heading home as dusk begins to paint the west in hues of lavender and rose. The history of Wallace is etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of those who worked this land, a spirit forged through generations of farming and the quiet perseverance that defines rural Indiana life. Originally settled by pioneers drawn to the fertile Wabash River basin, the area’s economy has long been tied to the bounty of its soil, with corn and soybeans dominating the agricultural landscape. While larger towns may boast bustling industries, Wallace finds its character in the steady, predictable rhythm of the seasons, the weekly gathering at the general store for news and provisions, and the shared understanding that comes from a life lived in close communion with the earth. The old railroad depot, long since silent, stands as a faded sentinel to a time when goods and people moved with greater urgency, a quiet reminder of the past in a place that continues to move at its own unhurried, grounded pace.
Live animated radar for Wallace 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.
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| Location | Wallace, Fountain County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.986431°N, 87.148343°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47949, 47988 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Wallace, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Wallace, 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 Wallace includes coordinates 39.986431°N, 87.148343°W, situated in Fountain County. ZIP code 47949, 47988. Telephone area code: 765. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis).
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.
