Maxwell, Indiana Weather
Maxwell, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Maxwell, Hancock County.
Full aviation weather for Maxwell is published on the Pope Field (KGFD) page, 8 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. 5 airfields within reach of Maxwell 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 Maxwell: Indianapolis Regional Airport (KMQJ) 11 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 30 km · New Castle-Henry County Municipal Airport (KUWL) 38 km · Mettel Field (KCEV) 58 km
Conditions reported at KGFD describe the airfield itself. Weather 8 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Maxwell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Maxwell.
About Maxwell, Indiana
Maxwell rests within a landscape defined by the gentle, rolling terrain of Indiana's agricultural heartland, a place where the sky seems to stretch an infinite canvas over fields of corn and soybeans that ripen under the summer sun. It lies 4.7 miles east-north-east of Hancock, IN (from Hancock, IN: bearing 62°T), and is situated 5.0 miles north of Greenfield. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, carries a subtle sweetness, a blend of freshly turned earth and the distant hum of machinery, a testament to the land's enduring fertility. Farmhouses, their paint weathered by seasons, dot the horizon like stoic sentinels, their porches often graced by the quiet industry of tending to gardens or simply watching the slow procession of clouds drift across the vast blue. Drainage ditches, their banks softened by wild grasses and wildflowers, trace the subtle contours of the land, carrying away the rains that nourish this fertile soil. The history of Maxwell is deeply intertwined with the agricultural boom that shaped this region, a story of families who worked the land and built a life from its bounty. For generations, the economy here has been rooted in the cultivation of crops, the rhythm of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life. While large-scale industry has largely bypassed this quiet corner of Hancock County, Maxwell retains a distinct character, a sense of self-reliance born from its agrarian past. The local general store, a venerable institution, still serves as a hub for conversation and a repository of goods, much as it has for decades, fostering a palpable sense of continuity and community.
Live animated radar for Maxwell 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 | Maxwell, Hancock County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.857542°N, 85.769978°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46151, 46154 |
| Area Code | 260 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Maxwell, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Maxwell, 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 Maxwell includes coordinates 39.857542°N, 85.769978°W, situated in Hancock County. ZIP code 46151, 46154. 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.
