Napoleon, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Napoleon weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast25%—87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Drizzle36%0.04″84°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast43%—83°68°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——79°63°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——81°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%—84°66°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm58%—79°70°-5°
AQI 72 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 27 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
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 38. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~78%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 38
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.0 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:58 PM
- Moonset
- 11:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Napoleon at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47034
16-Day Forecast — Napoleon
- Sat87°69°25%
- Sun84°71°36%
- Mon83°68°43%
- Tue79°63°8%
- Wed81°64°5%
- Thu84°66°43%
- Fri79°70°58%
- Sat80°66°37%
- Sun76°61°17%
- Mon79°56°10%
- Tue81°59°10%
- Wed82°65°28%
- Thu82°60°26%
- Fri82°64°32%
- Sat88°70°33%
- Sun88°74°26%
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 — Napoleon
SPC has placed Napoleon 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 Napoleon
- 47006
- 47034
- 47037