Bicknell, Indiana Weather
Bicknell, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Bicknell, Knox County.
Full aviation weather for Bicknell is published on the Daviess County Airport (KDCY) page, 18 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 Bicknell 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 Bicknell: Ed-Air Airport (KI20) 19 km · O'Neal Airport (KOEA) 23 km · Lawrenceville Vincennes International Airport (KLWV) 26 km · Sullivan County Airport (KSIV) 40 km · Shawnee Field (K1I3) 40 km
Conditions reported at KDCY describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Bicknell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Bicknell, Indiana
Bicknell rests in a gentle cradle of undulating Indiana farmland, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels vast and close. It lies 10.2 miles west-north-west of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.8 miles south-east of Oaktown. The land here is a rich, loamy tapestry, worked and re-worked by generations of hands, yielding fields of corn that rustle like silken skirts in the summer breeze and soybeans that shimmer with a deep, verdant promise. Creeks, mere whispers of water in drier seasons, meander through the hollows, their banks lined with the sturdy, stoic silhouettes of oak and sycamore, their branches reaching out as if to embrace the open fields. The air itself carries the scent of damp earth and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that deepens as the sun begins its slow descent, painting the western sky in hues of rose and molten gold. The story of Bicknell is deeply entwined with the earth beneath it, a narrative of coal and community forged in the late 19th century. The veins of black diamond that lay hidden here fueled the growth of this place, drawing in families who sought a life of hard work and shared purpose, their lives shaped by the rhythm of the mines and the camaraderie of the pit. Though the deep shafts have long since quieted, the legacy of that era still echoes, a subtle hum beneath the surface of everyday life, a reminder of the grit and resilience that built Bicknell. Today, agriculture remains a cornerstone, the broad fields a testament to the enduring bounty of the Hoosier soil, and a quiet industriousness pervades, a continuation of the spirit that has always defined this corner of Knox County.
Live animated radar for Bicknell 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 | Bicknell, Knox County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.774214°N, 87.307794°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47512 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Bicknell, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Bicknell, 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 Bicknell includes coordinates 38.774214°N, 87.307794°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 47512. Telephone area code: 812. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).
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.
