Hancock, Indiana Weather
Hancock, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery for Hancock, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Hancock is published on the Indianapolis Regional Airport (KMQJ) 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. 4 airfields within reach of Hancock 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 Hancock: Pope Field (KGFD) 10 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 27 km · New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport (KUWL) 45 km
Conditions reported at KMQJ describe the airfield itself. Weather 5 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hancock specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
About Hancock, Indiana
Hancock rests in a quiet pocket of Indiana, where the land lies in gentle, rolling expanses, softened by the passage of seasons. It lies 9.4 miles east of Lawrence, IN (from Lawrence, IN: bearing 96°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-north-west of Greenfield. The air here carries the clean scent of turned earth and, in the late afternoon, a certain golden luminescence that seems to cling to the broad, open fields. This is a place defined by agriculture, where the horizon stretches wide, often broken only by the sturdy silhouettes of barns or the distant shimmer of heat rising from sun-baked asphalt. The sky above Hancock feels vast, a canvas for the slow drift of clouds and the sharp clarity of stars on a cool, clear night, a constant reminder of the unhurried pace of life. The history of Hancock is deeply entwined with the fertile soil and the spirit of its early settlers, who cultivated this land into a productive agricultural heartland. For generations, the economy of Hancock has pulsed with the rhythm of planting and harvest, the steady hum of tractors a familiar sound on country roads. While farming remains a vital thread, the region has also seen the subtle diversification of its economy, with small businesses and local enterprises contributing to the ongoing vitality of Hancock. There are no grand monuments, but the enduring presence of family farms and the quiet pride of its residents serve as a testament to the enduring character of this corner of Indiana.
Live animated radar for Hancock 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Hancock, Hancock County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.824992°N, 85.848624°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46140 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hancock, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hancock, 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 Hancock includes coordinates 39.824992°N, 85.848624°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 46140. Telephone area code: 260. 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.
