Lake Station, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lake Station weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Showers79%1.2″81°70°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy16%—71°65°-10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——80°66°+9°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——82°66°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear13%—86°66°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle29%0.12″83°68°-3°
- FridayJul 10Overcast29%—79°66°-4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 36
- UV peak
- 0.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Lake Station at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46405
16-Day Forecast — Lake Station
- Sat81°70°79%
- Sun71°65°16%
- Mon80°66°6%
- Tue82°66°3%
- Wed86°66°13%
- Thu83°68°29%
- Fri79°66°29%
- Sat86°64°19%
- Sun72°62°9%
- Mon72°63°12%
- Tue77°64°12%
- Wed85°64°13%
- Thu89°68°29%
- Fri85°72°27%
- Sat91°71°11%
- Sun91°72°29%
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 — Lake Station
SPC has placed Lake Station 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 Lake Station
- 46405