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Muncie, Indiana Weather

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

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

Muncie, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
69%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Muncie, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMuncie, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 70°H 90°
Muncie, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    30%
    0.09″
    90°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    33%
    0.02″
    85°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    79°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    44%
    83°66°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    76°70°-7°
Muncie, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · steady
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 18 @ 5:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 231SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the wsw.
Muncie, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 29.02 inHg
Now
982.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.7982.1982.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Muncie, IN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-2 in 6hPeak ~72 @ 9 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
12.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
15μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.2 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.84
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Muncie, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
3%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
75 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
15:08 UTC · Muncie, 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
15:08 UTC · Muncie, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Muncie, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Muncie, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Muncie, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Muncie, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Muncie, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Muncie at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP codes: 47302, 47303, 47304, 47305, 47306

16-Day Forecast — Muncie

  1. Sat90°71°30%
  2. Sun85°70°33%
  3. Mon79°68°33%
  4. Tue81°62°4%
  5. Wed83°64°6%
  6. Thu83°66°44%
  7. Fri76°70°49%
  8. Sat84°66°30%
  9. Sun72°61°11%
  10. Mon70°61°15%
  11. Tue74°59°17%
  12. Wed81°62°23%
  13. Thu83°66°17%
  14. Fri82°68°19%
  15. Sat85°67°26%
  16. Sun85°70°42%

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

Live wind & temperature near Muncie

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 — Muncie

SPC has placed Muncie 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 Muncie

  • 47306
  • 47305
  • 47303
  • 47304
  • 47302
  • 47307

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.