Lamar, Indiana Weather
Lamar, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lamar, Spencer County.
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About Lamar, Indiana
Lamar settles into the rolling terrain of Spencer County, a quiet landscape where wide, fertile fields meet stands of mature timber. It lies 19.4 miles east of Warrick, IN (from Warrick, IN: bearing 91°T), and is situated 3.5 miles south of Santa Claus. The land here breathes with a gentle, agrarian rhythm, the air often carrying the scent of freshly turned earth and ripening corn, especially as summer mellows into autumn. Sunlight spills across the cultivated plains, illuminating the subtle contours of the terrain, and in the twilight, a soft, diffused glow settles over the scattered farmsteads and the modest cluster of buildings that constitute Lamar. The quietude is profound, broken only by the distant hum of machinery or the call of a hawk circling high above the patchwork of crops and woodland. The history of Lamar is interwoven with the agricultural heritage of southern Indiana, a place where pioneers carved their livelihoods from the fertile soil. While no grand monuments mark its past, the enduring character of Lamar speaks to generations of farmers who have worked this land, cultivating crops that have sustained families and the wider region. The local economy, still largely anchored in agriculture, sees the land yield its bounty season after season, a testament to its enduring productivity. The distinctive feel of Lamar is one of quiet persistence, a place where the pace of life aligns with the slow, steady turning of the seasons, and the community's strength lies in its deep connection to the earth beneath its feet.
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| Location | Lamar, Spencer County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.06922°N, 86.905549°W |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47550, 47542 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Lamar, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Lamar, 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 Lamar includes coordinates 38.069220°N, 86.905549°W, situated in Spencer County. ZIP code 47550, 47542. Telephone area code: 812. Timezone: Central Time (America/Chicago).
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.
