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Dunkirk, Indiana Weather

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

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

Dunkirk, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:12 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
62%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Dunkirk, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastDunkirk, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 90°
Dunkirk, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    38%
    0.43″
    90°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    84°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    80°67°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    82°66°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    77°70°-5°
Dunkirk, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
245° · veering 7°
Direction
WSW
245°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
27
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 27 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 373SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 7° from the wsw.
Dunkirk, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.6
+0.7 mb in 3h · rising · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.6
mb
3h
+0.7
mb
12h
+0.4
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982986
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.2981.5982.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Dunkirk, IN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~89 @ 10 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 88 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
130μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 88 now. With UV 7.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 88
UV peak
7.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 83

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.6 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Dunkirk, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
57.9mi
UNLIMITED
82 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
16:12 UTC · Dunkirk, 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
16:12 UTC · Dunkirk, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Dunkirk, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Dunkirk, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Dunkirk, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Dunkirk, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Dunkirk, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Dunkirk at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47336

16-Day Forecast — Dunkirk

  1. Sat90°70°38%
  2. Sun84°70°30%
  3. Mon80°67°25%
  4. Tue81°62°4%
  5. Wed83°63°5%
  6. Thu82°66°45%
  7. Fri77°70°47%
  8. Sat84°67°29%
  9. Sun72°63°11%
  10. Mon68°61°13%
  11. Tue74°59°14%
  12. Wed82°62°32%
  13. Thu83°67°26%
  14. Fri80°68°19%
  15. Sat85°67°32%
  16. Sun87°70°23%

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 — Dunkirk

SPC has placed Dunkirk 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 Dunkirk

  • 47336

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.