Free, Indiana Weather
Free, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Free, Benton County.
Full aviation weather for Free is published on the Kentland Municipal Airport (K50I) 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 Free 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 Free: Jasper County Airport (KRZL) 43 km · Vermilion Regional Airport (KDNV) 48 km · Purdue University Airport (KLAF) 50 km · Lake Village Airport (KC98) 58 km · White County Airport (KMCX) 59 km
Conditions reported at K50I describe the airfield itself. Weather 15 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Free specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Free.
About Free, Indiana
Free lies in a broad, gentle sweep of Indiana farmland, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky feels immense. It lies 31.9 miles west-north-west of West Lafayette, IN (from West Lafayette, IN: bearing 295°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Fowler. The land here is a testament to the patient work of cultivation, a patchwork quilt of fields in various stages of growth, broken by the darker, richer greens of hedgerows and the occasional stand of mature oak. Creeks, shallow and often meandering, cut languid paths through the terrain, their banks softened by wild grasses and the whisper of cottonwood trees. The air itself carries the clean, earthy scent of turned soil and the distant hum of agricultural machinery, a constant, quiet soundtrack to the open country. The history of Free is deeply intertwined with the rich, fertile soil that defines this region. This was land settled by those who understood the bounty of the Wabash River valley, their livelihoods built upon the promise of corn, soybeans, and livestock. The economy still pulses with the steady rhythm of agriculture, with local co-ops and grain elevators serving as vital hubs for the surrounding farms. While industry has ebbed and flowed in many rural areas, Free retains a grounded character, a place where the cycles of planting and harvest still hold sway, and where the simple act of a good season can still bring a collective sigh of relief across the land.
Live animated radar for Free 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 | Free, Benton County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.621704°N, 87.457244°W |
| Timezone | America/Indiana/Indianapolis |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47944, 47942 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Free, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Free, 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 Free includes coordinates 40.621704°N, 87.457244°W, situated in Benton County. ZIP code 47944, 47942. Telephone area code: 765. Timezone: 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.
