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Kirklin, Indiana Weather

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

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

Kirklin, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:37 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
92°
Humidity
62%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Kirklin, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastKirklin, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 66% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 69°H 87°
Kirklin, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    66%
    1.1″
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    82°69°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    17%
    75°65°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    78°59°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°61°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    80°69°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    53%
    81°71°+1°
Kirklin, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 75°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
23
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 23 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 225SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Kirklin, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.4
-2.1 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.4
mb
3h
-2.1
mb
12h
-2.8
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980984
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.0980.1980.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Kirklin, IN
Air quality
60
AQI
Moderate
+20 in 6h

AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 20 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
7.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
1.1 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 3 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 7.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 8.8 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
3h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Kirklin, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.7mi
UNLIMITED
68 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
22:37 UTC · Kirklin, 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
22:37 UTC · Kirklin, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Kirklin, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Kirklin, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Kirklin, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Kirklin, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Kirklin, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Kirklin at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°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: 46050

16-Day Forecast — Kirklin

  1. Sat87°71°66%
  2. Sun82°69°26%
  3. Mon75°65°17%
  4. Tue78°59°5%
  5. Wed81°61°4%
  6. Thu80°69°53%
  7. Fri81°71°53%
  8. Sat76°62°17%
  9. Sun71°54°11%
  10. Mon74°56°10%
  11. Tue74°54°9%
  12. Wed77°59°18%
  13. Thu80°59°26%
  14. Fri81°67°35%
  15. Sat73°69°46%
  16. Sun72°65°55%

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 — Kirklin

SPC has placed Kirklin 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 Kirklin

  • 46050

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.