Lyford, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lyford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast34%—90°73°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast64%—82°72°-8°
- MondayJul 6Overcast16%—84°68°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——83°64°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear17%—84°63°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—86°69°+2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle41%—80°69°-6°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 13 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 2.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 32
- UV peak
- 2.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.0 µg/m³ (AQI 39) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.86
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:56 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Lyford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Lyford
- Sat90°73°34%
- Sun82°72°64%
- Mon84°68°16%
- Tue83°64°8%
- Wed84°63°17%
- Thu86°69°39%
- Fri80°69°41%
- Sat84°68°29%
- Sun74°62°11%
- Mon72°56°7%
- Tue78°59°9%
- Wed82°62°23%
- Thu84°66°23%
- Fri82°70°29%
- Sat85°70°29%
- Sun83°72°39%
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 — Lyford
SPC has placed Lyford 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 Lyford
- 47874