Forest, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain52%0.70″89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle21%0.04″83°70°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle24%—81°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm45%0.01″82°67°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%0.02″77°69°-5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 5.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.9 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 46039
16-Day Forecast — Forest
- Sat89°71°52%
- Sun83°70°21%
- Mon81°68°24%
- Tue80°63°6%
- Wed82°63°4%
- Thu82°67°45%
- Fri77°69°43%
- Sat83°66°20%
- Sun69°61°10%
- Mon71°60°14%
- Tue74°59°13%
- Wed82°61°29%
- Thu83°66°26%
- Fri81°69°29%
- Sat85°66°21%
- Sun85°70°39%
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 — Forest
SPC has placed Forest 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 Forest
- 46039