Schaefer Lake, Indiana Weather
Schaefer Lake, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, aviation weather, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Schaefer Lake, Bartholomew County.
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About Schaefer Lake, Indiana
Schaefer Lake lies in a quiet corner of Bartholomew County, a place where the land gently rolls and the sky stretches wide. It lies 9.1 miles north-east of Bartholomew, IN (from Bartholomew, IN: bearing 55°T), and is situated 1.9 miles south-east of Hope. Here, the landscape is a gentle embrace of cultivated fields, their green and gold hues shifting with the sun’s slow arc across the heavens, interspersed with pockets of mature woodlands where oak and maple trees stand as silent sentinels. The air, especially in the early morning, carries a damp, earthy scent, a subtle perfume of dew-kissed grass and awakening soil, a constant reminder of the fertile heart of Indiana. Small, meandering creeks thread through the terrain, their waters reflecting the ever-changing moods of the sky, adding a liquid grace to the otherwise grounded presence of the land. The story of Schaefer Lake is one deeply entwined with the agricultural heritage of this region. For generations, the land surrounding Schaefer Lake has been a generous provider, its rich soil yielding bountiful harvests that have sustained families and fueled the local economy. While no grand monuments mark its past, the quiet diligence of its inhabitants, their commitment to the land, speaks volumes. The rhythm of life here is dictated by the seasons and the needs of the crops, a steady, unhurried pulse that has characterized Schaefer Lake for as long as anyone can recall. The occasional glint of sunlight on a distant silo or the low hum of a tractor working the fields are the enduring sounds that define this place.
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| Location | Schaefer Lake, Bartholomew County, Indiana |
| Coordinates | 39.282829°N, 85.749643°W |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/Indiana/Indianapolis) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 47246 |
| Area Code | 317 |
| Page generated | July 2026 |
| Weather data | Open-Meteo (open-source), NOAA National Weather Service |
About This Schaefer Lake, Indiana Weather Page
This page provides live weather conditions and forecasts for Schaefer Lake, 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 Schaefer Lake includes coordinates 39.282829°N, 85.749643°W, situated in Bartholomew County. ZIP code 47246. Telephone area code: 317. 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.
