Stanford, Indiana Weather
Stanford, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Stanford, Monroe County.
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About Stanford, Indiana
Stanford, Indiana, breathes with the quiet hum of southern Monroe County, a place where the land itself seems to exhale in slow, rolling breaths. It lies 9.2 miles south-west of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 235°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-north-west of Smithville-Sanders. The terrain here is a study in gentle hills, their slopes softened by the persistent embrace of deciduous forests, their canopies a shifting mosaic of emerald and gold depending on the season. Creeks, often little more than silver threads in the dry months, swell with purpose after a good rain, their banks lined with a tenacious undergrowth of ferns and wildflowers that seem to thrive in the dappled, humid air. The sky above Stanford often carries a peculiar luminescence, especially in the late afternoon, when the sun, slanting low, casts long, languid shadows that stretch and pool across the fields and the occasional stretch of open road, a painterly quality that imbues the mundane with an unexpected grace. The history of Stanford is less a grand pronouncement and more a series of quiet accumulations, much like the fertile soil that carpets its rolling landscape. Once a hub for milling and agriculture, its economy now finds its pulse in the surrounding agricultural lands and in the proximity to larger centers, though a stubborn self-reliance still lingers. The very air seems to carry faint echoes of the past, of horse-drawn wagons on dusty roads and the steady work of hands that shaped this corner of Indiana. While no single grand monument dominates the skyline, the enduring character of Stanford is found in the simple, sturdy architecture of its homes and the enduring spirit of its residents, a testament to a life lived deliberately, in rhythm with the land and the seasons that continue to shape this distinctive locality.
Live animated radar for Stanford and surroundings — RainViewer.
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| Location | Stanford, Monroe County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.089769°N, 86.666668°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47403, 47463 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Stanford, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Stanford, 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 Stanford includes coordinates 39.089769°N, 86.666668°W, situated in Monroe County. ZIP code 47403, 47463. 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.
