Laurel, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Laurel weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast18%—90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast23%—87°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle40%—81°68°-6°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——82°63°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy11%—84°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm38%—84°66°0°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle56%—81°71°-3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 7.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 69 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 68
- UV peak
- 7.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 69
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.79 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.79
- 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
- 11:35 PM
- Moonset
- 10:46 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Laurel at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47024
16-Day Forecast — Laurel
- Sat90°70°18%
- Sun87°71°23%
- Mon81°68°40%
- Tue82°63°6%
- Wed84°65°11%
- Thu84°66°38%
- Fri81°71°56%
- Sat83°68°38%
- Sun73°61°14%
- Mon70°56°13%
- Tue76°60°15%
- Wed83°62°23%
- Thu83°68°21%
- Fri82°70°16%
- Sat85°68°26%
- Sun86°71°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 — Laurel
SPC has placed Laurel 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 Laurel
- 47024