Carbon, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Carbon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain47%1.5″88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle18%0.03″84°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain12%1.1″78°67°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°59°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm48%0.01″81°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%0.02″87°73°+6°
AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear 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 85 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 85
- UV peak
- 2.8 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 85
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 1h 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
- 11:43 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Carbon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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
- Sat88°72°47%
- Sun84°72°18%
- Mon78°67°12%
- Tue79°59°4%
- Wed83°63°5%
- Thu81°70°48%
- Fri87°73°48%
- Sat77°62°25%
- Sun74°55°12%
- Mon72°56°8%
- Tue75°55°7%
- Wed78°59°13%
- Thu82°61°23%
- Fri83°67°33%
- Sat76°69°34%
- Sun74°66°55%
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 — Carbon
SPC has placed Carbon 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 Carbon
- 47837