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

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

Center, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 7:13 PM
88
°
Overcast
Feels like
94°
Humidity
53%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Center, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCenter, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 66% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Center, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    66%
    0.07″
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    36%
    85°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    30%
    76°66°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°60°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    79°69°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    80°70°+1°
Center, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
165° · backing 34°
Direction
SSE
165°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 4
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 4 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 236SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Center, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.0
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.03 inHg
Now
983.0
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-2.0
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.9983.0983.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Center, IN
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~74%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
0.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 7.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Center, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
97%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
72.0mi
UNLIMITED
84 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
23:13 UTC · Center, 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
23:13 UTC · Center, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Center, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Center, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Center, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Center, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Center, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°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.

16-Day Forecast — Center

  1. Sat90°72°66%
  2. Sun85°70°36%
  3. Mon76°66°30%
  4. Tue79°59°5%
  5. Wed81°60°3%
  6. Thu79°69°50%
  7. Fri80°70°50%
  8. Sat73°61°19%
  9. Sun73°54°11%
  10. Mon74°56°12%
  11. Tue74°54°9%
  12. Wed78°59°24%
  13. Thu81°59°24%
  14. Fri81°67°39%
  15. Sat73°70°45%
  16. Sun75°65°61%

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 — Center

SPC has placed Center 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 Center

  • 46902

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.