Blue Ridge, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Blue Ridge weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle21%—84°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle41%0.01″74°67°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——79°59°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°62°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm40%0.01″80°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm54%0.13″84°70°+4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 87 around 1 PM.
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 91 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 87 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 91
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 87
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Blue Ridge at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Blue Ridge
- Sat88°71°34%
- Sun84°71°21%
- Mon74°67°41%
- Tue79°59°6%
- Wed81°62°8%
- Thu80°67°40%
- Fri84°70°54%
- Sat76°64°38%
- Sun72°57°14%
- Mon73°55°13%
- Tue74°56°15%
- Wed78°57°18%
- Thu82°58°20%
- Fri82°66°19%
- Sat78°68°29%
- Sun74°67°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 — Blue Ridge
SPC has placed Blue Ridge in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Blue Ridge
- 46182
- 46176