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Culver, Indiana Weather

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

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

Culver, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:06 AM
76
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
83%
Wind
4 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:21 PM
Culver, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCulver, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Culver, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Showers
    53%
    0.34″
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    28%
    1.2″
    83°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    12%
    80°66°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    28%
    0.01″
    83°66°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    31%
    80°67°-3°
Culver, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 41°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
24
avg 7
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 7 · pk 24 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Culver, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.2
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.2
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.8987.5988.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Culver, IN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~43 @ 8 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 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 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
7.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
85μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 40 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 40
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.1 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Culver, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.9mi
UNLIMITED
77 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
14:06 UTC · Culver, 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
14:06 UTC · Culver, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Culver, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Culver, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Culver, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
5:21 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Culver, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Culver, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Culver at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°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: 46511

16-Day Forecast — Culver

  1. Sat89°71°53%
  2. Sun83°69°28%
  3. Mon80°66°12%
  4. Tue81°62°5%
  5. Wed83°62°9%
  6. Thu83°66°28%
  7. Fri80°67°31%
  8. Sat83°64°20%
  9. Sun69°62°9%
  10. Mon69°62°13%
  11. Tue75°59°12%
  12. Wed82°62°23%
  13. Thu84°66°30%
  14. Fri79°69°29%
  15. Sat85°68°19%
  16. Sun86°69°32%

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 — Culver

SPC has placed Culver 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 Culver

  • 46511

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.