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Albion, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albion weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Albion, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
77
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
84°
Humidity
86%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Albion, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAlbion, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 71°H 85°
Albion, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    41%
    0.23″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    81°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    80°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°59°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    81°65°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    78°67°-3°
Albion, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
260° · veering 25°
Direction
W
260°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT BRZ
0
CALM
<1
1
LIGHT AIR
1–3
2
LIGHT BRZ
4–7
3
GENTLE BRZ
8–12
4
MOD BRZ
13–18
5
FRESH BRZ
19–24
6
STRONG BRZ
25–31
7
NEAR GALE
32–38
24h · sust vs gust · mph
avg 7 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Albion, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.7
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.7
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5980.9981.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Albion, IN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 9 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.3 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Albion, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
72%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.8mi
UNLIMITED
101 mi0 mi−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Earth · GOES-19 ABI
Full Disk · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 full disk Visible · GeoColor
True-color daytime, blue/IR sandwich at night
15:08 UTC · Albion, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
15:08 UTC · Albion, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Albion, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Albion, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Albion, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:41 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Albion, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Albion, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Albion at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46701

16-Day Forecast — Albion

  1. Sat85°70°41%
  2. Sun81°71°32%
  3. Mon80°66°22%
  4. Tue82°59°4%
  5. Wed83°63°4%
  6. Thu81°65°48%
  7. Fri78°67°44%
  8. Sat82°63°19%
  9. Sun70°61°12%
  10. Mon73°59°12%
  11. Tue75°58°11%
  12. Wed82°61°23%
  13. Thu84°66°26%
  14. Fri79°69°23%
  15. Sat84°67°20%
  16. Sun87°68°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 4, the growing season is at its peak — frost is months away. Continue succession-planting beans and summer squash. Start fall brassicas (broccoli, cabbage, kale) from seed indoors for transplanting in late summer.

SPC Convective Outlook

Storm Prediction Center — Albion

SPC has placed Albion in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

Source: NOAA / NWS Storm Prediction Center categorical convective outlook. Outlooks are re-issued multiple times per day; this page reflects the most recent SPC polygons covering the city’s coordinates.

ZIP codes in Albion

  • 46701

Climate normals from the Open-Meteo Climate API. Köppen approximation from NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Regions. See methodology for data sources, editorial rules, and corrections. Maintainer: Brian Tighe.