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Fontanet, Indiana Weather

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

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

Fontanet, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 8:25 PM
72
°
Light Rain
Feels like
72°
Humidity
93%
Wind
18 mph
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Fontanet, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFontanet, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 51% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 71°H 83°
Fontanet, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    51%
    0.17″
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    83°71°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Rain
    19%
    1.7″
    80°70°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    82°63°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    84°65°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    48%
    82°71°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    0.01″
    79°69°-3°
Fontanet, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
296° · veering 141°
Direction
WNW
296°
Sustained
18
mph
Gust
35
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 6
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 35
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 292SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 18 mph with gusts pulsing to 35 — flags snap, branches bend.
Fontanet, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.6
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.6
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-2.2
mb
24h
-2.6
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-24hNOW997.4993.1993.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fontanet, IN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~90%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 to 6.6 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Fontanet, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
10.2mi
UNLIMITED
60 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
00:25 UTC · Fontanet, 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
00:25 UTC · Fontanet, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fontanet, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fontanet, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fontanet, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fontanet, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:06 AM
Moonset
12:01 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fontanet, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fontanet at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47851

16-Day Forecast — Fontanet

  1. Sat90°72°51%
  2. Sun83°71°24%
  3. Mon80°70°19%
  4. Tue82°63°4%
  5. Wed84°65°5%
  6. Thu82°71°48%
  7. Fri79°69°48%
  8. Sat80°63°24%
  9. Sun77°62°12%
  10. Mon81°58°7%
  11. Tue83°60°6%
  12. Wed84°67°13%
  13. Thu83°65°23%
  14. Fri82°66°33%
  15. Sat89°74°34%
  16. Sun88°73°55%

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 — Fontanet

SPC has placed Fontanet in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Fontanet

  • 47874
  • 47851
  • 47834

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.