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Hillsboro, Indiana Weather

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

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

Hillsboro, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:52 PM
85
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
67%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Sunset
5:21 PM
Hillsboro, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHillsboro, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 52% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Hillsboro, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    52%
    0.64″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    22%
    82°70°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    17%
    75°65°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    83°63°+4°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    45%
    0.01″
    80°71°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    84°71°+4°
Hillsboro, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
233° · veering 23°
Direction
SW
233°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
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 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 23° from the sw.
Hillsboro, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.3
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.24 inHg
Now
990.3
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.7989.0990.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Hillsboro, IN
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 6.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 42 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
6.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 42

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Hillsboro, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
28%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.2mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
17:52 UTC · Hillsboro, 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
17:52 UTC · Hillsboro, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Hillsboro, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Hillsboro, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Hillsboro, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:24 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
5:21 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Hillsboro, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Hillsboro, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Hillsboro at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°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.

ZIP code: 47949

16-Day Forecast — Hillsboro

  1. Sat88°71°52%
  2. Sun82°70°22%
  3. Mon75°65°17%
  4. Tue79°59°5%
  5. Wed83°63°3%
  6. Thu80°71°45%
  7. Fri84°71°45%
  8. Sat74°61°19%
  9. Sun73°55°10%
  10. Mon73°56°8%
  11. Tue75°54°12%
  12. Wed77°60°25%
  13. Thu81°60°25%
  14. Fri83°68°35%
  15. Sat74°69°26%
  16. Sun73°66°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 — Hillsboro

SPC has placed Hillsboro 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 Hillsboro

  • 47949

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.