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Foster, Indiana Weather

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

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

Foster, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 2:58 PM
79
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
86°
Humidity
78%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Foster, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFoster, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 82°
Foster, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    82°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    22%
    79°68°-3°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°66°+2°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    83°65°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    54%
    86°68°+3°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    54%
    0.03″
    82°68°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    84°69°+2°
Foster, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 127°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 166SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Foster, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.5
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 29.28 inHg
Now
991.5
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+2.2
mb
24h
+0.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7990.0992.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Foster, IN
Air quality
31
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 31 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — 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
2.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~85%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 22
Foster, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
30%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
18:58 UTC · Foster, 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
18:58 UTC · Foster, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Foster, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Foster, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Foster, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:56 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Foster, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
12:07 AM
Moonset
12:02 PM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Foster, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Foster at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Foster

  1. Sun82°71°23%
  2. Mon79°68°22%
  3. Tue81°66°4%
  4. Wed83°65°4%
  5. Thu86°68°54%
  6. Fri82°68°54%
  7. Sat84°69°28%
  8. Sun84°66°15%
  9. Mon76°62°5%
  10. Tue74°55°5%
  11. Wed77°55°8%
  12. Thu81°60°19%
  13. Fri82°63°23%
  14. Sat83°65°39%
  15. Sun84°67°25%
  16. Mon84°66°29%

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 — Foster

SPC includes Foster in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Foster

  • 47932

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.