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Depauw, Indiana Weather

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

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

Depauw, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:38 AM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
90°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Depauw, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDepauw, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 20% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 73°H 87°
Depauw, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Partly Cloudy
    20%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    19%
    84°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    86°71°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    12%
    82°66°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    13%
    87°66°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    30%
    88°67°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    50%
    0.35″
    79°69°-9°
Depauw, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
170° · veering 67°
Direction
S
170°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 11:00p
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Depauw, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.1
-1.3 mb in 3h · falling · 29.33 inHg
Now
993.1
mb
3h
-1.3
mb
12h
-1.6
mb
24h
-3.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.2993.3993.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Depauw, IN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-3 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneModerate
97μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 46 now. With UV 5.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 46
UV peak
5.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 35

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.85 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.85
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Depauw, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.1mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
15:38 UTC · Depauw, 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
15:38 UTC · Depauw, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Depauw, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Depauw, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Depauw, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Daylight
14h 46m
Sunset
5:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Depauw, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Depauw, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Depauw at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47115

16-Day Forecast — Depauw

  1. Sat87°71°20%
  2. Sun84°73°19%
  3. Mon86°71°32%
  4. Tue82°66°12%
  5. Wed87°66°13%
  6. Thu88°67°30%
  7. Fri79°69°50%
  8. Sat84°71°41%
  9. Sun78°63°18%
  10. Mon74°58°9%
  11. Tue77°60°13%
  12. Wed81°63°14%
  13. Thu85°66°16%
  14. Fri84°70°29%
  15. Sat84°70°17%
  16. Sun85°72°45%

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 — Depauw

SPC has placed Depauw 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 Depauw

  • 47115

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.