Helmsburg, Indiana Weather
Helmsburg, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Helmsburg, Brown County.
Full aviation weather for Helmsburg is published on the Himsel Army Airfield (KHBE) page, 24 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 Helmsburg 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 Helmsburg: Monroe County Airport (KBMG) 31 km · Pam's Place Airport (K78I) 43 km · Indy South Greenwood Airport (KHFY) 44 km · Indianapolis International Airport (KIND) 50 km · Hendricks County Gordon Graham Field (K2R2) 56 km
Conditions reported at KHBE describe the airfield itself. Weather 24 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Helmsburg specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Helmsburg.
About Helmsburg, Indiana
Helmsburg rests in a fold of southern Brown County, where the land begins its slow, deliberate climb towards the rolling hills that define this corner of Indiana. It lies 14.3 miles east-north-east of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 61°T), and is situated 8.9 miles north-west of Brown. The air here, especially in the lingering warmth of late summer, carries the scent of drying hay and the faint, sweet perfume of late-blooming honeysuckle. Oak and maple trees, their leaves beginning to hint at the fiery transformation to come, crowd the ridges, their shadows lengthening across the fields of corn and soybeans. The occasional weathered barn, its paint peeling like sun-scorched skin, stands as a solitary sentinel against the vast, open sky, a testament to the persistent agricultural spirit of the place. The terrain, a gentle, undulating rise and fall, makes for winding drives, each curve revealing a new vista of emerald fields and verdant woodlands. This is a place where history is not a grand pronouncement but a quiet whisper in the rustling leaves. Helmsburg, like much of Brown County, was shaped by the hardy souls who sought sustenance from the fertile soil, their lives dictated by the seasons and the bounty of the land. The economy here remains rooted in agriculture, with family farms producing crops and livestock, their livelihood a constant negotiation with the elements. Art, too, has found a home in these hills, with the proximity of the larger artistic hubs drawing a creative undercurrent that adds a unique texture to the local character. The quiet hum of tractors on a summer morning, the distant laughter of children playing, these are the sounds that stitch the days together in Helmsburg, a place that holds its past with a gentle, unassuming grace.
Live animated radar for Helmsburg 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 | Helmsburg, Brown County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.265326°N, 86.292769°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47448, 47435, 46160 |
| Area Code | 317, 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Helmsburg, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Helmsburg, 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 Helmsburg includes coordinates 39.265326°N, 86.292769°W, situated in Brown County. ZIP code 47448, 47435, 46160. Telephone area code: 317, 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.
