Cedar Lake, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cedar Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain74%0.17″88°69°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle18%0.05″77°69°-11°
- MondayJul 6Overcast12%—76°64°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——83°61°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°63°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm54%0.21″80°69°-3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm34%0.01″78°67°-2°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 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
- 1.7 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 51
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.8 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 3h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Cedar Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46303
16-Day Forecast — Cedar Lake
- Sat87°69°74%
- Sun77°68°18%
- Mon76°64°12%
- Tue83°61°2%
- Wed83°63°4%
- Thu80°69°54%
- Fri78°67°34%
- Sat73°62°12%
- Sun76°60°9%
- Mon73°59°10%
- Tue77°58°8%
- Wed79°62°36%
- Thu82°61°31%
- Fri76°69°24%
- Sat81°67°19%
- Sun71°62°45%
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 — Cedar Lake
SPC has placed Cedar Lake 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 Cedar Lake
- 46303