Matthews, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Matthews weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain52%0.17″90°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle28%—86°69°-4°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm23%—76°67°-10°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle——80°58°+4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——81°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle49%—80°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm49%0.02″80°70°0°
AQI 60 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 96 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 96
- UV peak
- 4.3 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 96
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:47 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Matthews at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 19°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46957
16-Day Forecast — Matthews
- Sat90°70°52%
- Sun86°69°28%
- Mon76°67°23%
- Tue80°58°5%
- Wed81°62°6%
- Thu80°68°49%
- Fri80°70°49%
- Sat74°62°33%
- Sun73°56°13%
- Mon74°55°14%
- Tue74°54°16%
- Wed78°58°23%
- Thu82°60°23%
- Fri82°65°35%
- Sat73°68°39%
- Sun74°67°52%
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 — Matthews
SPC has placed Matthews in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Matthews
- 46928
- 46957