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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 2:47 PM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
65%
Wind
4 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 69 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 45% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 69°H 85°
Leesburg, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    48%
    1.5″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    0.63″
    81°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    29%
    0.06″
    73°64°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    80°59°+7°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    81°59°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.01″
    79°68°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    0.01″
    76°68°-3°
Leesburg, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
273° · veering 44°
Direction
W
273°
Sustained
4
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
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 6 · pk 20 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Leesburg, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.0
-0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.0
mb
3h
-0.2
mb
12h
-1.7
mb
24h
-1.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW987.0984.2985.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leesburg, IN
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 11 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
8.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
104μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
4.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 29

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Leesburg, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
8%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.2mi
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
18:47 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
18:47 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
79% 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: 14°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°69°41%
  3. Mon73°64°29%
  4. Tue80°59°3%
  5. Wed81°59°4%
  6. Thu79°68°49%
  7. Fri76°68°43%
  8. Sat73°59°18%
  9. Sun73°54°11%
  10. Mon72°54°11%
  11. Tue75°53°11%
  12. Wed78°61°30%
  13. Thu81°60°28%
  14. Fri78°67°29%
  15. Sat74°68°35%
  16. Sun76°63°55%

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.