Beaver Dam, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Beaver Dam weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain51%0.16″86°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle47%0.02″79°70°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast22%—82°66°+3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°59°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Showers51%—79°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%0.04″77°64°-2°
AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 12:02 AM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Beaver Dam at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Beaver Dam
- Sat86°71°51%
- Sun79°70°47%
- Mon82°66°22%
- Tue80°59°5%
- Wed82°63°7%
- Thu79°68°51%
- Fri77°64°47%
- Sat77°60°23%
- Sun75°58°8%
- Mon77°57°8%
- Tue81°60°9%
- Wed80°67°27%
- Thu78°61°29%
- Fri81°63°27%
- Sat88°71°29%
- Sun80°69°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 5, 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 — Beaver Dam
SPC has placed Beaver Dam 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 Beaver Dam
- 46510