Mitchell, Indiana Weather
Mitchell, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Mitchell, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Mitchell is published on the Orleans Airport (K7I4) page, 9 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 Mitchell 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 Mitchell: Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR) 12 km · Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) 16 km · French Lick Municipal Airport (KFRH) 29 km · Salem Municipal Airport (KI83) 31 km · Monroe County Airport (KBMG) 48 km
Conditions reported at K7I4 describe the airfield itself. Weather 9 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Mitchell specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Mitchell.
About Mitchell, Indiana
Mitchell rises from the rolling terrain of southern Indiana, a place where the air often carries the sweet, earthy scent of fertile soil after a summer rain. It lies 30.0 miles south of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 175°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south of Bedford. The landscape here is a gentle push and pull of low hills, their slopes softened by a patchwork of cornfields and mature woodlands that stand sentinel, their leaves rustling secrets on the breeze. Creeks, like slivers of mercury, wind their way through the land, reflecting the wide, often dramatic Indiana sky, a canvas for clouds that drift with a deliberate, unhurried grace. The very character of Mitchell seems to be etched in the patient weathering of its brick buildings and the quiet hum of life that moves through its streets, a steady, unassuming pulse. This is a corner of Lawrence County where history and industry have long been intertwined, a narrative shaped by the extraction of Indiana limestone, that pale, enduring stone that built so much of America's grand architecture. For generations, the quarries cast long shadows, their deep pits a testament to the hard work and grit of the men who shaped the very bones of cities far and wide, and the economic lifeblood of Mitchell flowed with the rhythm of their hammers and drills. While the quarrying may have lessened its grip, the legacy remains, a quiet pride in the enduring quality of the stone and the resourceful spirit of the people. The local economy, now diversified, still carries the echo of that foundational industry, a reminder of the resilience that defines Mitchell and its enduring connection to the land.
Live animated radar for Mitchell 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 | Mitchell, Lawrence County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.73283°N, 86.473602°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47446 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Mitchell, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Mitchell, 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 Mitchell includes coordinates 38.732830°N, 86.473602°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 47446. 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.
