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Laketon, Indiana Weather

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

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

Laketon, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 AM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
68%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Laketon, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLaketon, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Laketon, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    50%
    0.30″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    0.02″
    81°70°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    25%
    81°68°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°63°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    83°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    46%
    0.01″
    81°66°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    78°69°-3°
Laketon, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
276° · veering 53°
Direction
W
276°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 7
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 7 · pk 19 @ 6:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 357SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Laketon, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.4987.1987.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Laketon, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 10 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
94μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 44 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 24 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 44
UV peak
4.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 24

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Laketon, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
47.1mi
UNLIMITED
105 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
15:39 UTC · Laketon, 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
15:39 UTC · Laketon, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Laketon, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Laketon, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Laketon, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Laketon, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Laketon, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laketon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46943

16-Day Forecast — Laketon

  1. Sat87°70°50%
  2. Sun81°70°25%
  3. Mon81°68°25%
  4. Tue81°63°4%
  5. Wed83°64°4%
  6. Thu81°66°46%
  7. Fri78°69°44%
  8. Sat83°65°20%
  9. Sun71°63°10%
  10. Mon72°61°11%
  11. Tue74°59°10%
  12. Wed82°62°20%
  13. Thu84°66°26%
  14. Fri79°69°29%
  15. Sat85°67°24%
  16. Sun86°69°35%

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 — Laketon

SPC has placed Laketon 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 Laketon

  • 46943
  • 46962

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.