Oolitic, Indiana Weather
Oolitic, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Oolitic, Lawrence County.
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About Oolitic, Indiana
Oolitic lies low in the rolling terrain of Lawrence County, a place where the land seems to exhale a quiet, dusty scent. It lies 18.3 miles south of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 180°T), and is situated 3.4 miles north-west of Bedford. The fields here are not vast prairies, but rather smaller, more intimate clearings carved from the persistent woodlands, their edges softened by the encroaching green. The sky above Oolitic, especially in the late afternoon, can take on a bruised, bruised purple hue, a subtle prelude to the velvet darkness that swallows the surrounding trees, and the air often carries the faint, mineral tang of the earth itself, a testament to the lifeblood drawn from beneath its surface. The houses, many of them modest and weathered, seem to settle into their lots with a comfortable familiarity, their porches often occupied by figures watching the slow procession of pickup trucks along the main thoroughfare, a gentle ebb and flow that defines the rhythm of daily life in Oolitic. The history of Oolitic is inextricably bound to the stone that lies beneath its feet, particularly the distinctive Oolitic limestone, a pale, creamy rock prized for its subtle beauty and workability. For generations, the quarrying and processing of this stone formed the bedrock of Oolitic’s economy, providing livelihoods for many and shaping the very character of the place. The echoes of hammers and the rumble of machinery, though diminished now, still linger in the collective memory, a phantom soundtrack to the town’s past. This enduring connection to the earth’s bounty is evident in the sturdy, stone-built structures that dot the landscape, and even in the names of local businesses, hinting at a heritage that continues to inform the present, a quiet pride in what has been built and what continues to be extracted from the rich, pale veins of the Indiana earth.
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| Location | Oolitic, Lawrence County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.900883°N, 86.525272°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47451 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Oolitic, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Oolitic, Indiana, including current conditions, a 24-hour hourly forecast, 7-day outlook, NWS extended text forecast, real-time aviation weather (live METAR and TAF reports from the nearest reporting airport, with a modeled estimate shown when no station is in range), precipitation radar and NOAA GOES-16 satellite imagery. 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 Oolitic includes coordinates 38.900883°N, 86.525272°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 47451. 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. Aviation data is sourced from aviationweather.gov (NOAA), with a modeled estimate used where no nearby reporting station is available. 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.
