Bright, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Bright weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—92°71°—
- SundayJul 5Rain42%0.21″88°71°-4°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle43%—82°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast12%—82°62°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%—86°65°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle55%—80°70°-6°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 79 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 93 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 79 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 93
- UV peak
- 6.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 79
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:33 PM
- Moonset
- 10:45 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Bright at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Bright
- Sat92°71°18%
- Sun88°71°42%
- Mon82°69°43%
- Tue82°62°12%
- Wed84°65°8%
- Thu86°65°41%
- Fri80°70°55%
- Sat83°65°40%
- Sun76°61°19%
- Mon70°55°15%
- Tue73°59°16%
- Wed82°62°15%
- Thu85°67°17%
- Fri79°69°26%
- Sat85°67°23%
- Sun87°70°35%
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 — Bright
SPC has placed Bright 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 Bright
- 47025
- 47060