Petersburg, Indiana Weather
Petersburg, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery for Petersburg, Pike County.
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About Petersburg, Indiana
Petersburg rests in southwestern Indiana, a place where the land rolls with a quiet persistence, worn smooth by centuries of wind and water. It lies 16.3 miles south-south-west of Daviess, IN (from Daviess, IN: bearing 207°T), and is situated 8.6 miles east-north-east of Union. The Wabash River, a broad, slow-moving artery, defines the western edge of Pike County, its muddy currents reflecting a sky often painted in broad strokes of pale blue or bruised twilight. Fields of corn and soybeans stretch out like rumpled green carpets, punctuated by stands of oak and sycamore that cluster along drainage ditches and the riverbanks. The air here, especially after a summer rain, carries the damp, earthy scent of fertile soil, a constant reminder of the agricultural heart that beats beneath the surface of Petersburg. Even the distant hum of traffic on Highway 41 feels muted, absorbed by the generous, open spaces. This is a landscape shaped by both industry and agricultural grit, a place where coal once ran deep and still whispers in the collective memory. Petersburg, as the county seat, has long been the nexus for the surrounding farms and the lingering echoes of mining operations. The economy, while perhaps less reliant on black gold than in generations past, still draws strength from the land, from the bounty of its fields and the steady flow of the Wabash. A keen observer might notice the weathered barns, their paint peeling like old skin, standing sentinel over acres that have fed families for generations. There's a palpable sense of continuity, of lives lived close to the earth, a quiet resilience that seems to imbue Petersburg with a deep, unpretentious character.
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| Location | Petersburg, Pike County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 38.491994°N, 87.278624°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Petersburg) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47567 |
| Area Code | 812 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Petersburg, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Petersburg, 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 Petersburg includes coordinates 38.491994°N, 87.278624°W, situated in Pike County. ZIP code 47567. Telephone area code: 812. Timezone: Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Petersburg).
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.
