Lapel, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lapel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Showers29%0.24″91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Drizzle63%0.06″85°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast33%—73°65°-12°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear33%—80°59°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy13%—84°64°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm47%0.02″77°67°-7°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%0.01″80°65°+3°
AQI 42 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 61 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.2 µg/m³ (AQI 53) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lapel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46051
15-Day Forecast — Lapel
- Sat91°72°29%
- Sun85°69°63%
- Mon73°65°33%
- Tue80°59°33%
- Wed84°64°13%
- Thu77°67°47%
- Fri80°65°44%
- Sat85°67°29%
- Sun77°66°11%
- Mon85°66°13%
- Tue74°61°32%
- Wed76°59°29%
- Thu78°61°42%
- Fri81°64°33%
- Sat74°64°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 — Lapel
SPC has placed Lapel 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 Lapel
- 46051
- 46064