Crawford, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Crawford, Lawrence County.
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Crawford rests in a fold of southern Indiana's rolling terrain, where the land begins its gentle descent toward the Ohio River Valley. It lies 23.1 miles south-south-east of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 163°T), and is situated 5.0 miles east-south-east of Bedford. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of rich soil and the faint sweetness of honeysuckle clinging to weathered fences. Fields of corn and soybeans, their stalks a vibrant green under the wide sky, stretch out towards the horizon, broken by stands of oak and maple that whisper secrets in the wind. The few roads that thread through Crawford are paved with a practical grey, worn smooth by seasons of slow travel, and the houses, often simple and sturdy, seem to blend into the landscape as if grown there, their porches offering a quiet invitation to pause. The history of Crawford is tied to the earth, to the clearing of forests and the cultivation of fertile ground. Once, the land whispered with the sounds of logging and the industry that followed, but now the economy leans more towards agriculture, with local farmers tending to the land that has sustained families for generations. A sense of quiet continuity pervades Crawford; life moves at a pace dictated by the sun and the seasons, not the insistent ticking of a clock. The nearby Salt Creek offers a touch of cool water, a place for reflection, and the occasional flash of a kingfisher’s brilliant blue as it darts across the surface.
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| Location | Crawford, Lawrence County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.845885°N, 86.397212°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47421, 47516 |
| Area Code | 317, 812 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crawford, 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 Crawford includes coordinates 38.845885°N, 86.397212°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 47421, 47516. Telephone area code: 317, 812. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.