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Homer, Indiana Weather

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

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

Homer, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:09 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
88°
Humidity
76%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Homer, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastHomer, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 71°H 88°
Homer, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    84°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    81°68°-3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    80°63°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    83°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    41%
    85°65°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    55%
    79°70°-6°
Homer, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · backing 40°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 220SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 40° from the s.
Homer, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
0.0 mb in 3h · steady · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
0.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.0983.8984.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Homer, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-4 in 6hPeak ~62 @ 9 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 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.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63 now. With UV 6.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 51 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
6.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 51

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Homer, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.6mi
UNLIMITED
73 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
15:09 UTC · Homer, 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
15:09 UTC · Homer, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Homer, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Homer, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Homer, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Homer, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Homer, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Homer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46146

16-Day Forecast — Homer

  1. Sat88°71°33%
  2. Sun84°71°42%
  3. Mon81°68°42%
  4. Tue80°63°6%
  5. Wed83°65°8%
  6. Thu85°65°41%
  7. Fri79°70°55%
  8. Sat82°68°37%
  9. Sun73°60°13%
  10. Mon69°56°13%
  11. Tue75°59°15%
  12. Wed81°62°18%
  13. Thu81°66°20%
  14. Fri85°69°19%
  15. Sat84°68°29%
  16. Sun85°71°32%

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 — Homer

SPC has placed Homer 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 Homer

  • 46150
  • 46146

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.