Crothersville, Indiana Weather
Crothersville, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Crothersville, Jackson County.
Full aviation weather for Crothersville is published on the Freeman Municipal Airport (KSER) page, 15 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 Crothersville 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 Crothersville: Madison Municipal Airport (KIMS) 33 km · North Vernon Airport (KOVO) 34 km · Salem Municipal Airport (KI83) 35 km · Clark Regional Airport (KJVY) 49 km · Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) 52 km
Conditions reported at KSER describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Crothersville specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Crothersville, Indiana
Crothersville rests in the gentle embrace of southern Indiana's rolling terrain, a landscape sculpted by the slow, persistent work of water and time. It lies 15.7 miles south-south-west of Jennings, IN (from Jennings, IN: bearing 213°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-north-west of Scottsburg. Here, the land unfurls in broad, fertile sweeps, giving way to the subtle rise and fall that characterizes the region. The air, especially in the late afternoon when the sun begins its descent, carries a faint, earthy sweetness, a perfume of sun-warmed fields and the distant murmur of the nearby Muscatatuck River. The houses, mostly modest and painted in a palette of soft grays, whites, and muted blues, seem to hunker down against the wide, often vast, Hoosier sky, their porches offering quiet spots for watching the day fade. The history of Crothersville is intrinsically linked to the agricultural pulse of Jackson County, a place where farming has long been the bedrock of its economy. Generations have worked this rich soil, coaxing life from it in the form of corn, soybeans, and other staples. The town itself, a quiet hub for these agrarian pursuits, carries the echoes of its past in the sturdy brickwork of older buildings and the enduring presence of businesses that have served the community for decades. While industry has ebbed and flowed, the enduring spirit of Crothersville remains tied to the land and the quiet perseverance of its people, a testament to the enduring strength of small-town life.
Live animated radar for Crothersville and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Crothersville, Jackson County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.800612°N, 85.841638°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47229 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Crothersville, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Crothersville, 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 Crothersville includes coordinates 38.800612°N, 85.841638°W, situated in Jackson County. ZIP code 47229. 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.
