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Hammond, Indiana Weather

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

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

Hammond, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:51 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
91%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Sunset
3:27 PM
Hammond, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHammond, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 65°H 80°
Hammond, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    76%
    3.5″
    80°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Foggy
    14%
    73°65°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    78°68°+5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°66°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    15%
    86°66°+6°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    30%
    0.25″
    82°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    30%
    78°67°-4°
Hammond, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
300° · veering 120°
Direction
WNW
300°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 6
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 6 · pk 23 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 193SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 120° from the wnw.
Hammond, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
994.3
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.36 inHg
Now
994.3
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.3993.5993.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Hammond, IN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-5 in 6h

AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~95%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.97 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.97
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Hammond, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
87%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
27.5mi
UNLIMITED
59 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
11:51 UTC · Hammond, 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
11:51 UTC · Hammond, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hammond, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hammond, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hammond, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:48 AM
Sunrise
12:21 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
3:27 PM
Civil dusk
9:02 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hammond, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:47 PM
Moonset
9:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hammond, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hammond at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 46320, 46323, 46324, 46327

16-Day Forecast — Hammond

  1. Sat80°70°76%
  2. Sun73°65°14%
  3. Mon78°68°6%
  4. Tue80°66°3%
  5. Wed86°66°15%
  6. Thu82°67°30%
  7. Fri78°67°30%
  8. Sat85°65°19%
  9. Sun72°64°9%
  10. Mon74°62°11%
  11. Tue79°65°11%
  12. Wed86°65°13%
  13. Thu89°69°29%
  14. Fri88°73°27%
  15. Sat86°72°11%
  16. Sun92°73°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Live wind & temperature near Hammond

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 — Hammond

SPC has placed Hammond 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 Hammond

  • 46394
  • 46323
  • 46320
  • 46327
  • 46324
  • 46325

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.