Carbon, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Foggy27%—84°69°—
- MondayJul 6Foggy16%—83°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—82°68°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast10%—84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail43%—87°68°+3°
- FridayJul 10Showers48%0.26″82°67°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail26%—85°70°+3°
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.
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, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 12:05 AM
- Moonset
- 12:01 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°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: 47837
16-Day Forecast — Carbon
- Sun84°69°27%
- Mon83°69°16%
- Tue82°68°10%
- Wed84°65°10%
- Thu87°68°43%
- Fri82°67°48%
- Sat85°70°26%
- Sun84°67°26%
- Mon76°62°10%
- Tue74°55°4%
- Wed78°54°9%
- Thu81°62°23%
- Fri83°64°26%
- Sat83°65°39%
- Sun83°67°25%
- Mon84°65°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 — Carbon
SPC includes Carbon 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 Carbon
- 47837