Williams, Indiana Weather
Williams, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Williams, Lawrence County.
Full aviation weather for Williams is published on the Virgil I Grissom Municipal Airport (KBFR) page, 18 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 Williams 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 Williams: Orleans Airport (K7I4) 24 km · Paoli Municipal Airport (KI42) 29 km · French Lick Municipal Airport (KFRH) 33 km · Monroe County Airport (KBMG) 38 km · Shawnee Field (K1I3) 41 km
Conditions reported at KBFR describe the airfield itself. Weather 18 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Williams specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Williams.
About Williams, Indiana
Williams rests in a land sculpted by ancient waters, where rolling hills, cloaked in the deep greens of deciduous forests, give way to fertile creek bottoms. It lies 25.8 miles south-south-west of Bloomington, IN (from Bloomington, IN: bearing 195°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-south-west of Bedford. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and pine needles, a fragrance that clings to the rough bark of the oak and hickory trees. Little Indian Creek, a silver ribbon, winds its way through the landscape, its banks a mosaic of smooth stones and tangled roots, reflecting the dappled sunlight that filters through the dense canopy. The terrain is a gentle embrace, not dramatic, but possessing a quiet strength that has shaped both the land and the lives lived upon it, a place where the sky feels vast and the horizon a promise of further, wooded expanse. The story of Williams is one of quiet resilience and practical endeavor, tied intrinsically to the land's bounty and the ingenuity of its people. Historically, the area's economy has been rooted in agriculture, with corn and soybeans yielding to the rich soil, their golden stalks rustling in the persistent breeze. The presence of limestone quarries in Lawrence County, a testament to the region's geological wealth, has also played a significant role, providing materials that have built roads and structures far beyond the immediate vicinity. Though the pace of life in Williams is deliberately unhurried, there's a palpable sense of connection to the past, a grounding in the traditions of hard work and neighborly support that continues to define this corner of Indiana.
Live animated radar for Williams 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.
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| Location | Williams, Lawrence County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.804495°N, 86.647219°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46733, 47470 |
| Area Code | 574, 317 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Williams, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Williams, 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 Williams includes coordinates 38.804495°N, 86.647219°W, situated in Lawrence County. ZIP code 46733, 47470. Telephone area code: 574, 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.
