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Burlington, Indiana Weather

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

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

Burlington, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:06 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
52%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Burlington, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBurlington, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 61% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 90°
Burlington, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    61%
    0.27″
    90°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    27%
    0.02″
    83°70°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    81°68°-2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    82°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.01″
    82°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.01″
    77°70°-5°
Burlington, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
294° · veering 62°
Direction
WNW
294°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 7
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 28 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 206SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Burlington, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.3
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.3
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.8986.9988.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Burlington, IN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
+2 in 6hPeak ~57 @ 11 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60 now. With UV 6.9 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 55 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
6.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 55

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.1 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Burlington, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
74.8mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
17:06 UTC · Burlington, 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
17:06 UTC · Burlington, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Burlington, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Burlington, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Burlington, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Burlington, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Burlington, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Burlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46915

16-Day Forecast — Burlington

  1. Sat90°71°61%
  2. Sun83°70°27%
  3. Mon81°68°31%
  4. Tue80°63°6%
  5. Wed82°63°4%
  6. Thu82°67°46%
  7. Fri77°70°43%
  8. Sat83°65°19%
  9. Sun69°62°9%
  10. Mon71°61°13%
  11. Tue74°59°12%
  12. Wed82°62°29%
  13. Thu84°66°26%
  14. Fri81°69°29%
  15. Sat85°67°21%
  16. Sun85°70°39%

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 — Burlington

SPC has placed Burlington in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Burlington

  • 46915

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.