Decker, Indiana Weather
Decker, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Decker, Knox County.
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About Decker, Indiana
Decker lies low in the embrace of southwestern Indiana's rolling fields, where the land slopes gently towards the Wabash River's broad, muddy current. It lies 24.1 miles west-south-west of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 239°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-west of Union. Here, the sky feels vast, an endless canvas painted with the soft, diffused light of a Midwestern afternoon, and the air carries the scent of damp earth and ripening corn. The houses, mostly modest and weathered, cluster together as if for company against the wide-open country, their porches worn smooth by generations of quiet contemplation and neighborly chats. Fields of soybeans shimmer under the sun, their leaves a deep, verdant green, punctuated by the darker, richer hues of freshly plowed earth. The history of Decker is etched not in grand monuments, but in the persistent work of farming and the quiet hum of industry that once pulsed through its heart. Coal mines, now largely dormant, left their mark on the landscape, their legacy a subtle shift in the terrain and a lingering memory of demanding labor. The local economy, once tied to the earth and its subterranean treasures, now finds its rhythm in the steady cultivation of crops and the occasional transport of goods along the nearby waterways. Life in Decker moves at a pace dictated by the seasons, a deliberate unhurriedness that allows for the observation of small beauties: the way sunlight catches the dust motes dancing in a barn doorway, or the comforting silhouette of silos against a twilight sky.
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| Location | Decker, Knox County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.518936°N, 87.523078°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47524 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Decker, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Decker, 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 Decker includes coordinates 38.518936°N, 87.523078°W, situated in Knox County. ZIP code 47524. Telephone area code: 812. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Vincennes).
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.
