Waveland, Indiana Weather
Waveland, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waveland, Montgomery County.
Full aviation weather for Waveland is published on the Crawfordsville Regional Airport (KCFJ) page, 15 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 Waveland 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 Waveland: Putnam County Airport (KGPC) 34 km · Brazil Clay County Airport (K0I2) 45 km · Sky King Airport (K3I3) 46 km · Hendricks County Gordon Graham Field (K2R2) 51 km · Pam's Place Airport (K78I) 52 km
Conditions reported at KCFJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waveland specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waveland.
About Waveland, Indiana
Waveland lies in a gentle embrace of rolling Indiana farmland, where the Wabash River's slow, patient work has sculpted the land into broad, fertile plains punctuated by stands of mature oak and sycamore. It lies 17.5 miles north-west of Putnam, IN (from Putnam, IN: bearing 317°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-south-west of Lake Holiday. The air here, especially as the sun begins its descent, carries a soft, earthy scent, a mingling of turned soil and the faintest hint of distant woodsmoke, a fragrance that clings to the very skin. Roads unspool like faded ribbons across this landscape, leading past weathered barns that lean with the wisdom of years and fields that stretch towards horizons softened by the haze of late summer. The sky above Waveland feels vast and deep, a blue so pure it seems to absorb all the world's hurried anxieties. The history of Waveland is written in the very soil that sustains it, a legacy of agriculture that has shaped its identity for generations, with corn and soybeans forming the backbone of its quiet prosperity. This is a place where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life, where neighbors still gather for potlucks under the wide, open sky, their conversations as unhurried as the flow of the nearby streams. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring spirit of its founders, who sought sustenance and community in this fertile ground, remains a palpable presence. The local economy, rooted in the land, thrives on the bounty it provides, a testament to the enduring strength found in simple, honest work and the quiet camaraderie of those who call Waveland home.
Live animated radar for Waveland 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 | Waveland, Montgomery County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.876988°N, 87.044455°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47989 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waveland, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waveland, 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 Waveland includes coordinates 39.876988°N, 87.044455°W, situated in Montgomery County. ZIP code 47989. 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.
