Cross Plains, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cross Plains weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast11%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle27%0.03″86°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm40%—83°70°-3°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle13%—82°62°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm32%—87°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle57%0.05″79°70°-8°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 81 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 95 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 81 now. With UV 8.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 95 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 81
- UV peak
- 8.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 95
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:34 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Cross Plains 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.
ZIP code: 47017
16-Day Forecast — Cross Plains
- Sat90°70°11%
- Sun86°73°27%
- Mon83°70°40%
- Tue82°62°13%
- Wed84°65°9%
- Thu87°66°32%
- Fri79°70°57%
- Sat83°69°42%
- Sun76°61°18%
- Mon70°55°14%
- Tue75°59°16%
- Wed83°61°15%
- Thu83°66°17%
- Fri80°69°26%
- Sat85°68°23%
- Sun86°71°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 — Cross Plains
SPC has placed Cross Plains 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 Cross Plains
- 47017