Schaefer Lake, Indiana Weather
Schaefer Lake, Indiana — live current conditions, hourly and 7-day forecasts, NWS alerts, radar and satellite imagery, soil and crop conditions for Schaefer Lake, Bartholomew County.
Full aviation weather for Schaefer Lake is published on the Columbus Municipal Airport (KBAK) page, 13 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 Schaefer 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 Schaefer Lake: Greensburg Municipal Airport (KI34) 20 km · North Vernon Airport (KOVO) 29 km · Shelbyville Municipal Airport (KGEZ) 34 km · Batesville Airport (KHLB) 43 km · Pope Field (KGFD) 56 km
Conditions reported at KBAK describe the airfield itself. Weather 13 km away can differ, particularly in terrain or near the coast. For conditions at Schaefer Lake specifically, see the current conditions and forecast above.
Soil conditions, frost risk and crop weather for Schaefer Lake.
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.
Live animated radar for Schaefer 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 | 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 | September 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, 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 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. 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.
