Columbia City, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Columbia City weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain56%1.4″87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Rain43%0.17″82°69°-5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle32%0.02″74°62°-8°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°60°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——81°61°0°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm45%0.11″79°68°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle41%0.04″79°68°0°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 51 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 31 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 51
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.6 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Columbia City at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46725
16-Day Forecast — Columbia City
- Sat87°70°56%
- Sun82°69°43%
- Mon74°62°32%
- Tue81°60°4%
- Wed81°61°4%
- Thu79°68°45%
- Fri79°68°41%
- Sat73°60°19%
- Sun74°54°12%
- Mon73°54°10%
- Tue76°53°11%
- Wed78°60°23%
- Thu81°60°32%
- Fri80°66°26%
- Sat74°68°24%
- Sun76°64°35%
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 — Columbia City
SPC has placed Columbia City 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 Columbia City
- 46725