Hartz Lake, Indiana Weather
Hartz Lake, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Hartz Lake, Starke County.
Full aviation weather for Hartz Lake is published on the Arens Field (KRWN) page, 14 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 Hartz Lake 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 Hartz Lake: Starke County Airport (KOXI) 22 km · Plymouth Municipal Airport (KC65) 27 km · Fulton County Airport (KRCR) 29 km · Mentone Airport (KC92) 36 km · La Porte Municipal Airport (KPPO) 49 km
Conditions reported at KRWN describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Hartz Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Hartz Lake.
About Hartz Lake, Indiana
Hartz Lake lies as a quiet jewel in the rolling terrain of Starke County, Indiana. It lies 10.1 miles east-north-east of Ripley, IN (from Ripley, IN: bearing 59°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-east of Starke. The land here is a gentle embrace of fertile soil, shaped by glaciers of ages past, creating shallow depressions that now hold the lifeblood of its waterways. Patches of dense woodland, their leaves a vibrant green in the summer sun and a fiery spectacle in autumn, give way to open fields where corn and soybeans stretch towards the horizon, their stalks rustling secrets in the breeze. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the earthy scent of damp soil and ripening crops, a subtle perfume that speaks of the land's enduring generosity. The history of Hartz Lake is intertwined with the westward expansion of agriculture and the quiet industry of farming communities. For generations, this landscape has been a place of work and sustenance, the rhythm of the seasons dictating the lives of those who call it home. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring legacy is in the well-tended fields and the steadfast spirit of its people, whose livelihoods are still deeply connected to the bounty of the earth. The occasional glint of sunlight on the water, reflecting the vast Indiana sky, offers a momentary pause, a reminder of the natural beauty that underpins the persistent, grounded existence of Hartz Lake.
Live animated radar for Hartz Lake 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 | Hartz Lake, Starke County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 41.17481°N, 86.493795°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Indiana/Knox) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 46960 |
| Area Code | 574 |
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Hartz Lake, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Hartz Lake, 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 Hartz Lake includes coordinates 41.174810°N, 86.493795°W, situated in Starke County. ZIP code 46960. Telephone area code: 574. Timezone: Central Time (America/Indiana/Knox).
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.
