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Jerome, Indiana Weather

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

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

Jerome, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:16 PM
87
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
59%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Jerome, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastJerome, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 61% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Jerome, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    61%
    0.77″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    83°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.01″
    74°66°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    79°58°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°61°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    79°69°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    45%
    80°70°+1°
Jerome, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
241° · veering 6°
Direction
WSW
241°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 5
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 5 · pk 18 @ 4:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 175SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 6° from the wsw.
Jerome, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.2
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.2
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.2984.3985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Jerome, IN
Air quality
41
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

AQI 41 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 8.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 82 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
8.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 82

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.4 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Jerome, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
24%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.0mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
18:16 UTC · Jerome, 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
18:16 UTC · Jerome, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Jerome, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Jerome, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Jerome, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Jerome, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Jerome, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Jerome at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Jerome

  1. Sat88°70°61%
  2. Sun83°70°26%
  3. Mon74°66°23%
  4. Tue79°58°5%
  5. Wed81°61°6%
  6. Thu79°69°44%
  7. Fri80°70°45%
  8. Sat73°61°25%
  9. Sun73°54°11%
  10. Mon74°56°14%
  11. Tue74°54°16%
  12. Wed78°59°26%
  13. Thu81°59°23%
  14. Fri81°66°23%
  15. Sat73°69°23%
  16. Sun74°65°42%

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 — Jerome

SPC has placed Jerome 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 Jerome

  • 46936

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.