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Leopold, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Leopold, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 7:18 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
89°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Sunset
3:12 PM
Leopold, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLeopold, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 73°H 84°
Leopold, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    31%
    87°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Showers
    42%
    0.11″
    84°73°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    16%
    80°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    86°66°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    85°64°-1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    88°68°+3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    T-storm w/ Hail
    55%
    0.09″
    88°67°
Leopold, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
243° · steady
Direction
WSW
243°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
19
mph
Peak 24h
19
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 19
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 277SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Leopold, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
-4.5
mb
24h
-3.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 987992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0987.5987.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Leopold, IN
Air quality
85
AQI
Moderate
+38 in 6h

AQI 85 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 38 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 63. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
115μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 63. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 63
UV peak
0.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Leopold, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
51.0mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
00:18 UTC · Leopold, 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
00:18 UTC · Leopold, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Leopold, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Leopold, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Leopold, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:58 AM
Sunrise
12:28 AM
Daylight
14h 44m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Leopold, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
11:02 PM
Moonset
10:59 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Leopold, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Leopold at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 5 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47551

16-Day Forecast — Leopold

  1. Sat87°69°31%
  2. Sun84°73°42%
  3. Mon80°68°16%
  4. Tue86°66°6%
  5. Wed85°64°6%
  6. Thu88°68°35%
  7. Fri88°67°55%
  8. Sat86°67°40%
  9. Sun79°62°22%
  10. Mon85°58°15%
  11. Tue84°61°7%
  12. Wed89°67°19%
  13. Thu86°67°35%
  14. Fri84°65°23%
  15. Sat91°72°39%
  16. Sun92°75°42%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Leopold

SPC has placed Leopold 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 Leopold

  • 47551

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.