Heritage Lake, Indiana Weather
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Heritage Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast36%—89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle31%0.01″84°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Mostly Clear23%—82°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Mostly Clear——82°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—83°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%—78°70°-5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI projected to climb to 59 over the next 6 hours. PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.88 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 during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 4.8 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 32 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 4.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 32
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.8 µg/m³ (AQI 56) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Heritage Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Heritage Lake
- Sat89°72°36%
- Sun84°71°31%
- Mon82°68°23%
- Tue81°63°5%
- Wed82°64°6%
- Thu83°67°39%
- Fri78°70°45%
- Sat82°67°22%
- Sun71°60°13%
- Mon72°59°11%
- Tue75°59°13%
- Wed81°62°16%
- Thu83°65°23%
- Fri81°70°23%
- Sat84°69°23%
- Sun84°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 — Heritage Lake
SPC has placed Heritage Lake in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Heritage Lake
- 46128
- 46121