Maxwell, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Maxwell weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Drizzle55%0.07″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast30%—83°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle35%—74°67°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Mostly Clear——79°58°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°62°+4°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%0.07″82°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm52%0.17″83°71°+1°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 119 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 around 1 PM.
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 119 now. With UV 8.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 94 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 119
- UV peak
- 8.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 94
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 15.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 17.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Maxwell at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46154
16-Day Forecast — Maxwell
- Sat88°71°55%
- Sun83°70°30%
- Mon74°67°35%
- Tue79°58°5%
- Wed83°62°6%
- Thu82°67°42%
- Fri83°71°52%
- Sat75°63°32%
- Sun72°56°11%
- Mon73°56°14%
- Tue73°55°14%
- Wed78°57°26%
- Thu83°59°18%
- Fri82°65°16%
- Sat77°68°26%
- Sun74°67°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 — Maxwell
SPC has placed Maxwell 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 Maxwell
- 46154
- 46140