Ferdinand, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Ferdinand weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain37%0.34″89°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast34%—84°72°-5°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—78°69°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Overcast37%—86°66°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm56%—88°74°+2°
AQI 98 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 48 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 71. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~73%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 71
- UV peak
- 0.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
- Moonrise
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Ferdinand at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47532
16-Day Forecast — Ferdinand
- Sat89°70°37%
- Sun84°72°34%
- Mon78°69°24%
- Tue80°65°6%
- Wed82°63°5%
- Thu86°66°37%
- Fri88°74°56%
- Sat82°68°37%
- Sun76°61°22%
- Mon76°57°10%
- Tue77°58°7%
- Wed80°59°23%
- Thu83°64°39%
- Fri85°67°27%
- Sat78°68°43%
- Sun75°67°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 — Ferdinand
SPC has placed Ferdinand 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 Ferdinand
- 47532