Brownstown, Indiana Weather
Brownstown, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Brownstown, Crawford County.
Full aviation weather for Brownstown is published on the French Lick Municipal Airport (KFRH) 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 Brownstown 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 Brownstown: Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) 23 km · Orleans Airport (K7I4) 31 km · Salem Municipal Airport (KI83) 39 km · Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 42 km · Perry County Municipal Airport (KTEL) 44 km
Conditions reported at KFRH describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Brownstown specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Brownstown.
About Brownstown, Indiana
Brownstown rests in a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate work of water and time. It lies 33.9 miles west of Floyd, IN (from Floyd, IN: bearing 281°T), and is situated 3.8 miles north-north-west of English. Rolling hills, softened by a century of agriculture, cradle the town, their slopes a patchwork of verdant fields and the darker, more textured green of woodlands. The air here, particularly in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a promise of dew-kissed corn and the cool breath of forests that still hold sway on the higher ground. Creeks, like Silver Creek, meander through the terrain, their quiet presence marked by the rustle of leaves along their banks and the occasional glint of sunlight on their surfaces, a constant, subtle hum beneath the wider quietude of southern Indiana. This corner of Crawford County, though seemingly tranquil, possesses a character honed by its past. Brownstown’s history is intertwined with the agricultural bounty of the land, its economy long rooted in the cultivation of crops and the raising of livestock, a tradition that still lends a certain cadence to the rhythm of daily life. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of the place is evident in the sturdy architecture of its older buildings and the welcoming, if reserved, nature of its inhabitants. The nearby Hoosier National Forest, a vast expanse of protected wilderness, serves as a constant reminder of the wilder beauty that surrounds Brownstown, offering a counterpoint of untamed nature to the cultivated order of the town.
Live animated radar for Brownstown 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Brownstown, Crawford County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.380892°N, 86.503041°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47118, 47220 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Brownstown, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Brownstown, 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 Brownstown includes coordinates 38.380892°N, 86.503041°W, situated in Crawford County. ZIP code 47118, 47220. 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.
