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
- TodayJul 4Overcast31%—89°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle41%0.02″84°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm27%0.02″76°66°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——81°59°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——81°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%—81°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle43%0.04″79°70°-2°
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.
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 6 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
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
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
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
- Sat89°69°31%
- Sun84°69°41%
- Mon76°66°27%
- Tue81°59°5%
- Wed81°61°4%
- Thu81°67°44%
- Fri79°70°43%
- Sat73°62°25%
- Sun74°56°12%
- Mon74°55°10%
- Tue75°54°10%
- Wed79°59°32%
- Thu82°60°26%
- Fri82°65°19%
- Sat75°69°32%
- 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