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Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Mexico, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:05 PM
77
°
Overcast
Feels like
84°
Humidity
91%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Mexico, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMexico, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 59% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 72°H 84°
Mexico, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    59%
    0.35″
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    34%
    84°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    79°66°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°60°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°64°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    51%
    0.02″
    78°69°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    51%
    77°66°-1°
Mexico, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
225° · veering 133°
Direction
SW
225°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
17
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 17 @ 3:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 199SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 133° from the sw.
Mexico, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.9
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.23 inHg
Now
989.9
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-1.9
mb
24h
-1.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989993
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.8988.8989.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Mexico, IN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
+3 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
5.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
10μg/m³
OzoneGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.4 µg/m³ (AQI 30) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Mexico, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
31.0mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
02:05 UTC · Mexico, 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
02:05 UTC · Mexico, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Mexico, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Mexico, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Mexico, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:46 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
15h 01m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Mexico, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
77% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Mexico, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Mexico at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46958

16-Day Forecast — Mexico

  1. Sat87°71°59%
  2. Sun84°71°34%
  3. Mon79°66°23%
  4. Tue81°60°4%
  5. Wed82°64°3%
  6. Thu78°69°51%
  7. Fri77°66°51%
  8. Sat77°60°21%
  9. Sun75°58°10%
  10. Mon77°56°12%
  11. Tue81°60°9%
  12. Wed80°67°27%
  13. Thu78°61°29%
  14. Fri82°64°27%
  15. Sat87°72°29%
  16. Sun81°70°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Mexico

SPC has placed Mexico 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 Mexico

  • 46970
  • 46958

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.