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Long Beach, Indiana Weather

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

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

Long Beach, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 6:49 AM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Sunset
3:25 PM
Long Beach, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLong Beach, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 67 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 67°H 78°
Long Beach, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    85%
    0.32″
    78°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    0.01″
    72°67°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    75°65°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    73°64°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    16%
    80°66°+7°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    31%
    0.31″
    78°69°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    31%
    73°67°-5°
Long Beach, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
265° · veering 110°
Direction
W
265°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 145SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 110° from the w.
Long Beach, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.3
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.30 inHg
Now
992.3
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW995.6992.2992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Long Beach, IN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
-9 in 6h

AQI 36 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
8μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
72μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6
Long Beach, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
96%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.9mi
UNLIMITED
45 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
11:49 UTC · Long Beach, 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
11:49 UTC · Long Beach, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Long Beach, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Long Beach, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Long Beach, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:45 AM
Sunrise
12:18 AM
Daylight
15h 07m
Sunset
3:25 PM
Civil dusk
9:00 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Long Beach, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
10:45 PM
Moonset
9:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Long Beach, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Long Beach at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Long Beach

  1. Sat78°70°85%
  2. Sun72°67°15%
  3. Mon75°65°6%
  4. Tue73°64°3%
  5. Wed80°66°16%
  6. Thu78°69°31%
  7. Fri73°67°31%
  8. Sat78°66°16%
  9. Sun71°65°10%
  10. Mon68°65°13%
  11. Tue75°66°13%
  12. Wed80°65°17%
  13. Thu82°68°39%
  14. Fri77°71°32%
  15. Sat78°71°15%
  16. Sun83°71°33%

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 — Long Beach

SPC includes Long Beach in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Long Beach

  • 46360

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.