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Bluffton, Indiana Weather

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

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

Bluffton, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:16 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
57%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Bluffton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBluffton, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 41% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 69°H 89°
Bluffton, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    31%
    0.18″
    89°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    0.02″
    84°69°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    0.02″
    76°66°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    81°59°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.04″
    79°70°-2°
Bluffton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
264° · veering 24°
Direction
W
264°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 6
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 6 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 304SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bluffton, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.7
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.17 inHg
Now
987.7
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.3986.5987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bluffton, IN
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+9 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 11 PM

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 6.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
6.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 71

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.8 µg/m³ (AQI 54) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bluffton, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
66.5mi
UNLIMITED
80 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
18:16 UTC · Bluffton, 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
18:16 UTC · Bluffton, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bluffton, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bluffton, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bluffton, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bluffton, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bluffton, 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 →

Bluffton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46714

16-Day Forecast — Bluffton

  1. Sat89°69°31%
  2. Sun84°69°41%
  3. Mon76°66°27%
  4. Tue81°59°5%
  5. Wed81°61°4%
  6. Thu81°67°44%
  7. Fri79°70°43%
  8. Sat73°62°25%
  9. Sun74°56°12%
  10. Mon74°55°10%
  11. Tue75°54°10%
  12. Wed79°59°32%
  13. Thu82°60°26%
  14. Fri82°65°19%
  15. Sat75°69°32%
  16. Sun75°67°23%

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 — Bluffton

SPC has placed Bluffton 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 Bluffton

  • 46714

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.