Chain-O-Lakes, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Chain-O-Lakes weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain75%0.50″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers54%1.1″81°67°-2°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle14%0.01″79°59°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——79°59°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle15%—81°61°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Showers28%0.20″72°62°-9°
- FridayJul 10Overcast28%—81°59°+9°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
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 34 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 34
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 6
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Chain-O-Lakes at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 69°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
15-Day Forecast — Chain-O-Lakes
- Sat83°69°75%
- Sun81°67°54%
- Mon79°59°14%
- Tue79°59°5%
- Wed81°61°15%
- Thu72°62°28%
- Fri81°59°28%
- Sat81°63°18%
- Sun74°64°10%
- Mon86°64°12%
- Tue72°62°12%
- Wed74°61°16%
- Thu78°59°39%
- Fri73°65°32%
- Sat76°61°15%
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 — Chain-O-Lakes
SPC has placed Chain-O-Lakes in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.
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 Chain-O-Lakes
- 46628