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

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

Austin, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
74%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Austin, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastAustin, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Austin, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    23%
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    43%
    0.04″
    86°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    43%
    86°70°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    14%
    83°64°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    10%
    85°66°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    88°66°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    55%
    0.06″
    80°71°-8°
Austin, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
193° · veering 81°
Direction
SSW
193°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 1:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 112SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Austin, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.3
-1.5 mb in 3h · falling · 29.42 inHg
Now
996.3
mb
3h
-1.5
mb
12h
-1.4
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.5996.3996.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Austin, IN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
5.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 38 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 38

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.9 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.82 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Austin, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
5%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
42.6mi
UNLIMITED
64 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 · Austin, 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 · Austin, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Austin, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Austin, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Austin, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
5:11 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Austin, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Austin, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Austin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47102

16-Day Forecast — Austin

  1. Sat89°71°23%
  2. Sun86°73°43%
  3. Mon86°70°43%
  4. Tue83°64°14%
  5. Wed85°66°10%
  6. Thu88°66°31%
  7. Fri80°71°55%
  8. Sat82°70°42%
  9. Sun79°63°15%
  10. Mon73°57°12%
  11. Tue77°60°12%
  12. Wed82°63°14%
  13. Thu84°66°16%
  14. Fri83°70°29%
  15. Sat86°69°17%
  16. Sun86°72°45%

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 — Austin

SPC has placed Austin 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 Austin

  • 47102

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.