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Laotto, Indiana Weather

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

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

Laotto, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 8:59 AM
73
°
Overcast
Feels like
79°
Humidity
93%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Laotto, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLaotto, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 26% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 71°H 89°
Laotto, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    51%
    0.32″
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Drizzle
    54%
    0.10″
    81°71°-8°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    80°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    83°60°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    81°65°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    32%
    77°67°-4°
Laotto, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 15°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 8
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 8 · pk 28 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 172SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 15° from the sw.
Laotto, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.7
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.7
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-2.9
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-24hNOW987.8983.7984.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Laotto, IN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~45 @ 7 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 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 7 PM.

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
80μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 38 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 38
UV peak
2.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Laotto, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.7mi
UNLIMITED
106 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
12:59 UTC · Laotto, 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
12:59 UTC · Laotto, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Laotto, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Laotto, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Laotto, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Laotto, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Laotto, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laotto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46763

16-Day Forecast — Laotto

  1. Sat89°71°51%
  2. Sun81°71°54%
  3. Mon80°64°19%
  4. Tue83°60°5%
  5. Wed84°63°7%
  6. Thu81°65°33%
  7. Fri77°67°32%
  8. Sat82°64°22%
  9. Sun71°62°15%
  10. Mon72°60°9%
  11. Tue75°58°9%
  12. Wed83°61°29%
  13. Thu84°66°32%
  14. Fri80°69°26%
  15. Sat83°68°23%
  16. Sun86°68°33%

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 — Laotto

SPC has placed Laotto 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 Laotto

  • 46763

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.