Brownstown, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Brownstown, Jackson County.
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Brownstown breathes a quiet stillness, a place where the land itself seems to hold its breath under wide Indiana skies. It lies 20.7 miles west-south-west of Jennings, IN (from Jennings, IN: bearing 248°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south-west of Seymour. Rolling hills, softened by the slow work of glaciers and time, cradle the town, their green slopes giving way to fertile bottomlands carved by meandering creeks. The air here, especially in the languid afternoons of summer, carries the sweet, earthy scent of turned soil and distant hayfields, a perfume that clings to the weathered wood of barns and the broad leaves of cornstalks. Even the silence in Brownstown has a texture, a deep hum of life that is not loud but persistent, like the pulse of the earth beneath. This is a landscape shaped by agriculture, where the legacy of pioneers who cleared the forests and coaxed life from the soil still resonates. For generations, the economy of Brownstown has been tied to the bounty of its fields, to the hardy crops that thrive in this rich loam. The town remembers its roots, a history etched not in grand monuments but in the enduring spirit of its people and the steady cadence of their lives. While industries have shifted and evolved, a fundamental connection to the land persists, a quiet pride in the work of hands and the sustenance provided by the earth, a character as dependable as the changing seasons that paint the surrounding countryside.
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| Location | Brownstown, Jackson County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.878943°N, 86.041925°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47118, 47220 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
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, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 38.878943°N, 86.041925°W, situated in Jackson 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.