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Fountain City, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Fountain City, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:40 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
64%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:11 PM
Fountain City, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastFountain City, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 88°
Fountain City, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    30%
    0.43″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    38%
    85°69°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    80°67°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°62°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    39%
    81°65°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    52%
    0.01″
    77°69°-4°
Fountain City, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
188° · backing 28°
Direction
S
188°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 22 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 28° from the s.
Fountain City, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
976.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.84 inHg
Now
976.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.9976.8976.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Fountain City, IN
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 10 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 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.

PM 2.5Good
11.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Fountain City, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
70 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
15:40 UTC · Fountain City, 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
15:40 UTC · Fountain City, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Fountain City, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Fountain City, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Fountain City, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
5:11 PM
Civil dusk
9:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Fountain City, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:34 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Fountain City, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Fountain City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47341

16-Day Forecast — Fountain City

  1. Sat88°71°30%
  2. Sun85°69°38%
  3. Mon80°67°38%
  4. Tue80°62°5%
  5. Wed82°63°5%
  6. Thu81°65°39%
  7. Fri77°69°52%
  8. Sat82°66°29%
  9. Sun72°59°11%
  10. Mon70°60°12%
  11. Tue73°59°16%
  12. Wed81°61°35%
  13. Thu82°66°23%
  14. Fri81°68°19%
  15. Sat84°67°30%
  16. Sun85°69°29%

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 — Fountain City

SPC has placed Fountain City 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 Fountain City

  • 47341

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.