Fort Branch, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Fort Branch weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast17%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast25%—85°73°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle20%0.02″86°71°+1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—83°68°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear10%—85°66°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm29%—87°70°+2°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm46%0.01″83°73°-4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — 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 65. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~83%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 7.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 31
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:43 PM
- Moonset
- 9:58 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Fort Branch at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°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: 47648
16-Day Forecast — Fort Branch
- Sat89°71°17%
- Sun85°73°25%
- Mon86°71°20%
- Tue83°68°10%
- Wed85°66°10%
- Thu87°70°29%
- Fri83°73°46%
- Sat85°72°34%
- Sun76°63°18%
- Mon73°57°8%
- Tue77°61°12%
- Wed81°63°11%
- Thu82°66°19%
- Fri78°70°13%
- Sat84°71°29%
- Sun85°72°35%
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 — Fort Branch
SPC has placed Fort Branch 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 Fort Branch
- 47648