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Meridian Hills, Indiana Weather

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

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

Meridian Hills, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 5:05 PM
91
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
51%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Meridian Hills, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMeridian Hills, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 91 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 91°
Meridian Hills, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    50%
    0.39″
    91°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    22%
    1.2″
    87°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    0.02″
    77°69°-10°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    82°62°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    85°66°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Drizzle
    54%
    0.04″
    85°71°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    54%
    0.07″
    86°72°+1°
Meridian Hills, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · veering 12°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 5
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 5 · pk 21 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 317SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Meridian Hills, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.8
-1.8 mb in 3h · falling · 29.11 inHg
Now
985.8
mb
3h
-1.8
mb
12h
-2.4
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.6985.8985.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Meridian Hills, IN
Air quality
81
AQI
Moderate
+43 in 6hPeak ~97 @ 11 PM

AQI 81 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 43 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 91 — 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.

PM 2.5Good
10.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
12μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
2.0 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 91

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Meridian Hills, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
37%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
76.0mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
21:05 UTC · Meridian Hills, 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
21:05 UTC · Meridian Hills, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Meridian Hills, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Meridian Hills, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Meridian Hills, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Meridian Hills, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Meridian Hills, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Meridian Hills at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 19°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.

16-Day Forecast — Meridian Hills

  1. Sat91°73°50%
  2. Sun87°71°22%
  3. Mon77°69°30%
  4. Tue82°62°7%
  5. Wed85°66°4%
  6. Thu85°71°54%
  7. Fri86°72°54%
  8. Sat77°67°21%
  9. Sun75°59°13%
  10. Mon77°60°8%
  11. Tue77°59°7%
  12. Wed83°62°26%
  13. Thu86°64°23%
  14. Fri87°70°35%
  15. Sat79°69°48%
  16. Sun73°67°57%

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 — Meridian Hills

SPC has placed Meridian Hills 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 Meridian Hills

  • 46260
  • 46240

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.