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Bourbon, Indiana Weather

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

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

Bourbon, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 7:51 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
97%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Bourbon, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBourbon, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 85°
Bourbon, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    52%
    0.33″
    85°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    45%
    0.44″
    82°69°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    80°64°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    79°67°-4°
Bourbon, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · steady
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 393SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bourbon, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.3
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.3
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6984.6984.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bourbon, IN
Air quality
32
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~40 @ 6 PM

AQI 32 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5Good
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bourbon, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
11:51 UTC · Bourbon, 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
11:51 UTC · Bourbon, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bourbon, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bourbon, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bourbon, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bourbon, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bourbon, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bourbon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46504

16-Day Forecast — Bourbon

  1. Sat85°69°52%
  2. Sun82°69°45%
  3. Mon80°64°11%
  4. Tue81°61°5%
  5. Wed83°63°16%
  6. Thu83°65°27%
  7. Fri79°67°32%
  8. Sat82°64°21%
  9. Sun69°62°10%
  10. Mon70°61°11%
  11. Tue75°59°12%
  12. Wed82°62°16%
  13. Thu85°65°45%
  14. Fri78°69°26%
  15. Sat85°67°19%
  16. Sun86°68°33%

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 — Bourbon

SPC has placed Bourbon 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 Bourbon

  • 46504

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.