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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 10:14 AM
76
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
83%
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 86 degrees Fahrenheit with a 39% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 86°
Bourbon, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    52%
    0.34″
    86°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    20%
    0.08″
    82°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    11%
    80°65°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    16%
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    27%
    83°65°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    79°67°-4°
Bourbon, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 27°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 8
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 8 · pk 19 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 266SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bourbon, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6984.4985.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Bourbon, IN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 8 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
3.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 16

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Bourbon, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
20%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
35.7mi
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
14:14 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
14:14 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
81% 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: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • 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. Sat86°69°52%
  2. Sun82°69°20%
  3. Mon80°65°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°19%
  14. Fri78°69°19%
  15. Sat85°67°19%
  16. Sun86°68°42%

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.