Waynesville, Indiana Weather
Waynesville, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Waynesville, Bartholomew County.
Full aviation weather for Waynesville is published on the Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) page, 16 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. 4 airfields within reach of Waynesville 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 Waynesville: North Vernon Airport (KOVO) 26 km · Greensburg Municipal Airport (KI34) 40 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 53 km
Conditions reported at KBAK describe the airfield itself. Weather 16 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Waynesville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Waynesville.
About Waynesville, Indiana
Waynesville lies at the heart of a landscape shaped by the slow, persistent work of water and soil. It lies 6.2 miles south-south-east of Columbus, IN (from Columbus, IN: bearing 165°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Bartholomew. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, give way to fertile bottoms where the Flat Rock Creek snakes its way, its banks often fringed with a dense growth of sycamore and cottonwood. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn, particularly potent in the humid embrace of late summer, when the sun bleeds a hazy gold across the horizon, casting long, languid shadows. In the quietude of dawn, before the full chorus of the day begins, the subtle murmur of the creek provides a constant, grounding presence. This corner of Bartholomew County has long been tied to the land, its history a quiet unfolding of agricultural endeavor and small-town resilience. Early settlers, drawn by the rich soil and the promise of a self-sufficient life, established farms that still dot the surrounding countryside, their weathered barns standing as silent sentinels. The local economy, though diversified over time, retains a strong connection to agriculture, with grain elevators and farm supply stores serving as vital hubs. Waynesville itself, a collection of homes and businesses gathered around a central crossroads, embodies a pace of life that feels deliberate, unhurried, marked by the changing light and the predictable cycles of nature.
Live animated radar for Waynesville 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 | Waynesville, Bartholomew County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.115052°N, 85.891651°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47201 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Waynesville, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Waynesville, 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 Waynesville includes coordinates 39.115052°N, 85.891651°W, situated in Bartholomew County. ZIP code 47201. Telephone area code: 317. 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.
