Foster, Indiana Weather
Foster, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Foster, Warren County.
Flight conditions near Foster. Data source: locating…
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Foster.
About Foster, Indiana
Foster emerges as a quiet sentinel, a place where the land itself seems to sigh in the humid embrace of summer air. It lies 8.5 miles east of Danville, IL (from Danville, IL: bearing 80°T), and is situated 8.9 miles south-west of Fountain. Rolling hills, softened by a perpetual green velvet of agricultural fields, gently cradle the cluster of homes and businesses. The Wabash River, a broad, unhurried ribbon of pewter under a sky that often stretches to infinity, forms the western boundary, its banks a riot of wild grasses and tenacious willows. In the springtime, a delicate blush of wildflowers carpets the less-tended verges, a fleeting beauty that mirrors the transient nature of the clouds drifting lazily overhead, their shadows painting fleeting patterns across the landscape. This corner of Warren County bears the imprint of generations who worked the fertile soil, their lives intimately tied to the rhythm of planting and harvest. The economy of Foster has long been anchored in agriculture, the abundant earth yielding corn, soybeans, and a legacy of hardy, independent spirit. While the grander narratives of Indiana's industrial past may have bypassed this particular fold of the land, the quiet industry of farming, the steady hum of tractors in the distance, and the shared understanding of seasons define its character. The river, once a vital artery for commerce, now offers a more serene presence, a place for reflection and the quiet contemplation that this unhurried corner of Indiana so readily provides.
Live animated radar for Foster 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.
Source: NOAA/NESDIS GOES-East · Public domain · Auto-updates on page reload
| Location | Foster, Warren County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 40.146704°N, 87.471404°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47932 |
| Area Code | 765 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Foster, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Foster, 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 Foster includes coordinates 40.146704°N, 87.471404°W, situated in Warren County. ZIP code 47932. Telephone area code: 765. 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.
