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Leesburg, Indiana Weather

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

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

Leesburg, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:54 AM
79
°
Overcast
Feels like
87°
Humidity
80%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Leesburg, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeesburg, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 70°H 85°
Leesburg, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    48%
    1.8″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    35%
    0.10″
    81°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    80°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    82°65°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    78°67°-4°
Leesburg, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
273° · veering 43°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
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 20 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 256SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leesburg, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.9
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.08 inHg
Now
984.9
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.3984.2984.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leesburg, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 10 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 2.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 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.

PM 2.5Good
7.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
90μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 2.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 43
UV peak
2.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 12

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.2 µg/m³ (AQI 40) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Leesburg, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
92%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
39.5mi
UNLIMITED
64 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
15:54 UTC · Leesburg, 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
15:54 UTC · Leesburg, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leesburg, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leesburg, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leesburg, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:54 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leesburg, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leesburg, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leesburg at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°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: 46538

16-Day Forecast — Leesburg

  1. Sat85°70°48%
  2. Sun81°70°35%
  3. Mon80°65°29%
  4. Tue81°61°3%
  5. Wed83°64°4%
  6. Thu82°65°49%
  7. Fri78°67°43%
  8. Sat82°64°18%
  9. Sun70°61°11%
  10. Mon71°61°11%
  11. Tue75°59°11%
  12. Wed82°62°16%
  13. Thu85°66°19%
  14. Fri79°69°19%
  15. Sat84°68°19%
  16. Sun87°68°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 — Leesburg

SPC has placed Leesburg 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 Leesburg

  • 46538

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.