Helmsburg, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Helmsburg weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast26%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle27%0.07″87°72°-2°
- MondayJul 6Overcast34%—86°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——83°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——88°64°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—89°66°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—85°71°-4°
AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 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 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 5.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Helmsburg at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47435
16-Day Forecast — Helmsburg
- Sat89°71°26%
- Sun87°72°27%
- Mon86°69°34%
- Tue83°64°6%
- Wed88°64°9%
- Thu89°66°32%
- Fri85°71°48%
- Sat83°70°28%
- Sun77°62°12%
- Mon73°59°12%
- Tue76°59°13%
- Wed86°62°16%
- Thu86°65°23%
- Fri89°71°23%
- Sat89°69°23%
- Sun92°71°48%
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 — Helmsburg
SPC has placed Helmsburg 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 Helmsburg
- 46160
- 47448
- 47435