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Darlington, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Darlington, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 4:25 PM
81
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
67%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:23 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Darlington, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDarlington, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 69°H 82°
Darlington, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    82°68°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    0.02″
    78°69°-4°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°64°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    84°64°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    52%
    85°67°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    54%
    81°67°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    T-storm w/ Hail
    29%
    82°69°+1°
Darlington, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
274° · veering 64°
Direction
W
274°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 168SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Darlington, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.9
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.9
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.8984.3986.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Darlington, IN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+11 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
2.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
108μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 51 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 51
UV peak
2.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 51
Darlington, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.4mi
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
20:25 UTC · Darlington, 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
20:25 UTC · Darlington, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Darlington, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Darlington, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Darlington, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
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 56m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Darlington, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
11:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Darlington, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Darlington at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47940

16-Day Forecast — Darlington

  1. Sun82°68°22%
  2. Mon78°68°23%
  3. Tue80°64°5%
  4. Wed84°64°5%
  5. Thu85°67°52%
  6. Fri81°67°54%
  7. Sat82°69°29%
  8. Sun84°68°16%
  9. Mon75°61°10%
  10. Tue72°55°6%
  11. Wed77°55°11%
  12. Thu80°60°23%
  13. Fri82°64°26%
  14. Sat82°65°45%
  15. Sun82°67°24%
  16. Mon83°64°27%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Darlington

SPC includes Darlington in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Darlington

  • 47940

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.