Lamar, Indiana Weather
Lamar, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Lamar, Spencer County.
Full aviation weather for Lamar is published on the Hancock County-Ron Lewis Field (KKY8) 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 Lamar 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 Lamar: Perry County Municipal Airport (KTEL) 20 km · Huntingburg Airport (KHNB) 20 km · Boonville Airport (KI91) 36 km · Owensboro Daviess County Airport (KOWB) 43 km · Breckinridge County Airport (KI93) 52 km
Conditions reported at KKY8 describe the airfield itself. Weather 14 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Lamar specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Lamar.
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.
Live animated radar for Lamar 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
