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Ellettsville, Indiana Weather

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

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

Ellettsville, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 9:03 AM
77
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
87%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Ellettsville, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastEllettsville, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Ellettsville, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    30%
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    39%
    85°73°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    39%
    86°68°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    10%
    83°64°-3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    18%
    86°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    40%
    87°67°+1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    83°70°-4°
Ellettsville, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
155° · backing 84°
Direction
SSE
155°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
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 6 · pk 22 @ 1:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 315SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ellettsville, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.1
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.1
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.9991.7992.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ellettsville, IN
Air quality
45
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 45 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.86 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 2.5DRIVERGood
10.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Ellettsville, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.2mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
13:03 UTC · Ellettsville, 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
13:03 UTC · Ellettsville, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ellettsville, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ellettsville, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ellettsville, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ellettsville, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ellettsville, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ellettsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47429

16-Day Forecast — Ellettsville

  1. Sat89°72°30%
  2. Sun85°73°39%
  3. Mon86°68°39%
  4. Tue83°64°10%
  5. Wed86°64°18%
  6. Thu87°67°40%
  7. Fri83°70°47%
  8. Sat82°70°26%
  9. Sun77°62°13%
  10. Mon73°60°9%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed83°62°17%
  13. Thu86°65°17%
  14. Fri85°69°23%
  15. Sat87°70°29%
  16. Sun86°71°37%

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 — Ellettsville

SPC has placed Ellettsville 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 Ellettsville

  • 47429
  • 47404

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.