French Lick, Indiana Weather
French Lick, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for French Lick, Orange County.
Full aviation weather for French Lick is published on the French Lick Municipal Airport (KFRH) page, 5 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 French Lick 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 French Lick: Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) 14 km · Orleans Airport (K7I4) 20 km · Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR) 36 km · Salem Municipal Airport (KI83) 41 km · Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 44 km
Conditions reported at KFRH describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at French Lick specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for French Lick.
About French Lick, Indiana
French Lick rests in a verdant hollow, where rolling hills of southern Indiana give way to a landscape of dense woodlands and fertile valleys. It lies 30.1 miles east-south-east of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 110°T), and is situated 8.2 miles west of Paoli. The air here, particularly after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of decaying leaves and the sharp, clean perfume of pine needles, a fragrance that seems to cling to the very stones. The terrain, deeply furrowed by ancient waterways, presents a constant negotiation between ascent and descent, with narrow roads winding like hesitant streams through the dense green. Sunlight, when it manages to pierce the thick canopy of oak and maple, falls in shifting, dappled patterns that lend an almost spectral quality to the forest floor, hinting at the deep quiet that resides just beyond the reach of human sound. The history of French Lick is inextricably bound to its mineral springs, a phenomenon that drew visitors seeking health and rejuvenation long before it became a named place. This natural bounty fueled a booming resort town in the early 20th century, its grand hotels once echoing with the rustle of silk and the clinking of glasses. While the era of opulent spa retreats has largely faded, the spirit of that past lingers, a faint echo in the stately, if somewhat weathered, architecture that still graces the main thoroughfare. The local economy, once reliant on the allure of the springs and later on the patronage of these grand establishments, now finds its footing in a more grounded approach, with agriculture and a resurgence of tourism, drawn by the natural beauty and the echoes of its glamorous past, forming its enduring character.
Live animated radar for French Lick 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 | French Lick, Orange County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.548943°N, 86.619991°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47432 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This French Lick, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for French Lick, 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 French Lick includes coordinates 38.548943°N, 86.619991°W, situated in Orange County. ZIP code 47432. 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.
