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Cortland, Indiana Weather

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

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

Cortland, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 3:26 PM
88
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
62%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Cortland, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCortland, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 72°H 89°
Cortland, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    16%
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    86°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    34%
    79°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    12%
    83°64°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    85°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    33%
    86°67°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    88°73°+2°
Cortland, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
235° · backing 26°
Direction
SW
235°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE BRZ
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 5 · pk 14 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 158SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 26° from the sw.
Cortland, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 995998
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.2995.4995.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cortland, IN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 11 PM

AQI 45 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 73 — 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.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
3.5 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Cortland, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
22%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
58.7mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
19:26 UTC · Cortland, 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
19:26 UTC · Cortland, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Cortland, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cortland, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cortland, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
5:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Cortland, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Cortland, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cortland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Cortland

  1. Sat88°70°16%
  2. Sun86°73°22%
  3. Mon79°68°34%
  4. Tue83°64°12%
  5. Wed85°62°8%
  6. Thu86°67°33%
  7. Fri88°73°52%
  8. Sat82°67°35%
  9. Sun75°59°13%
  10. Mon76°56°12%
  11. Tue78°57°12%
  12. Wed81°57°17%
  13. Thu85°60°23%
  14. Fri83°67°29%
  15. Sat79°69°42%
  16. Sun77°68°48%

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 — Cortland

SPC has placed Cortland 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 Cortland

  • 47274

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.