Butler, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Butler weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Heavy Drizzle60%0.05″83°72°—
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle12%0.01″80°68°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——84°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%0.01″80°67°-4°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle40%—80°67°0°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle16%—81°63°+1°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 40 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 40
- UV peak
- 0.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
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
- 11:57 PM
- Moonset
- 11:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Butler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46721
16-Day Forecast — Butler
- Sun83°72°60%
- Mon80°68°12%
- Tue81°63°4%
- Wed84°65°5%
- Thu80°67°44%
- Fri80°67°40%
- Sat81°63°16%
- Sun85°70°18%
- Mon75°62°11%
- Tue74°56°10%
- Wed79°57°11%
- Thu81°59°20%
- Fri83°62°35%
- Sat85°65°28%
- Sun83°66°23%
- Mon82°69°33%
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 — Butler
SPC includes Butler 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 Butler
- 46721