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Bridgeton, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Bridgeton, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 5:24 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
60%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Bridgeton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBridgeton, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 85°
Bridgeton, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    27%
    85°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    14%
    84°70°-1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    83°68°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    85°65°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    88°68°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Showers
    47%
    0.28″
    83°68°-5°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    T-storm w/ Hail
    26%
    85°69°+2°
Bridgeton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
295° · veering 107°
Direction
WNW
295°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Bridgeton, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.2
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.2
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
+0.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.9992.3993.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Bridgeton, IN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+12 in 6h

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.2 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Bridgeton, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.5mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
21:24 UTC · Bridgeton, 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
21:24 UTC · Bridgeton, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Bridgeton, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Bridgeton, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Bridgeton, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 52m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Bridgeton, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 AM
Moonset
12:01 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Bridgeton, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Bridgeton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47836

16-Day Forecast — Bridgeton

  1. Sun85°70°27%
  2. Mon84°69°14%
  3. Tue83°68°10%
  4. Wed85°65°10%
  5. Thu88°68°42%
  6. Fri83°68°47%
  7. Sat85°69°26%
  8. Sun85°67°26%
  9. Mon77°62°10%
  10. Tue74°56°4%
  11. Wed78°54°9%
  12. Thu82°62°23%
  13. Fri84°64°26%
  14. Sat83°66°39%
  15. Sun84°68°25%
  16. Mon84°67°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Bridgeton

SPC includes Bridgeton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Bridgeton

  • 47874
  • 47836

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.