Tunnelton, Indiana Weather
Tunnelton, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Tunnelton, Lawrence County.
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About Tunnelton, Indiana
Tunnelton lies in a hollow, where the land dips and gathers itself before rising again in gentle, wooded swells. It lies 29.1 miles south-south-east of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 160°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south-south-east of Crawford. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a damp, earthy scent, a perpetual whisper of the Ohio River’s influence, though the great waterway itself is a distant rumble rather than a visual presence. Small farms, their fields a patchwork of corn and soybeans, cling to the slopes, their barns weathered to the color of faded denim. The houses of Tunnelton are modest, many bearing the marks of decades, their porches worn smooth by generations of feet, their windows reflecting the slow drift of clouds across a sky that often holds a bruised, dramatic quality. The very character of the place feels etched by the persistent, unhurried work of cultivation and the quiet endurance of its people. The history of Tunnelton is inextricably bound to the iron industry that once pulsed through this corner of Lawrence County. Remnants of those days linger in the overgrown slag heaps, dark scars against the green, and in the stories whispered by older residents about the clang of hammers and the roar of furnaces. The railroad, now a quieter, more functional artery, once served as the lifeblood, bringing raw materials and carrying away the finished product, its tracks a metallic ribbon through the verdant terrain. Today, the economy of Tunnelton leans on agriculture and the steady, if less dramatic, work of local businesses that cater to the surrounding farms and families. A distinctive feature, and the source of its name, is a tunnel bored through a nearby hill, a dark maw that once swallowed trains but now stands as a silent monument to the ingenuity and labor that shaped this landscape.
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| Location | Tunnelton, Lawrence County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.768664°N, 86.342765°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47421, 47467 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Tunnelton, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Tunnelton, 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 Tunnelton includes coordinates 38.768664°N, 86.342765°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 47421, 47467. 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.
