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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

Napoleon, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 3:00 PM
82
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
91°
Humidity
68%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:10 PM
Napoleon, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNapoleon, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 84°
Napoleon, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    84°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    85°68°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    80°68°-5°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    21%
    84°64°+4°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Showers
    40%
    85°68°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    64%
    0.37″
    77°67°-8°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    81°69°+4°
Napoleon, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
293° · veering 54°
Direction
WNW
293°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 10:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 138SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 54° from the wnw.
Napoleon, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
979.0
-0.8 mb in 3h · falling · 28.91 inHg
Now
979.0
mb
3h
-0.8
mb
12h
+1.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW980.7977.1979.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Napoleon, IN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast 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
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
103μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 49 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 49
UV peak
6.9 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 49

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Napoleon, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
32%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
61 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
19:00 UTC · Napoleon, 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
19:00 UTC · Napoleon, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Napoleon, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Napoleon, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Napoleon, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
5:10 PM
Civil dusk
9:44 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Napoleon, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
70% illuminated
Moonrise
11:58 PM
Moonset
11:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Napoleon, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Napoleon at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°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

  1. Sun84°69°33%
  2. Mon85°68°21%
  3. Tue80°68°18%
  4. Wed84°64°21%
  5. Thu85°68°40%
  6. Fri77°67°64%
  7. Sat81°69°47%
  8. Sun78°68°11%
  9. Mon78°60°10%
  10. Tue72°52°8%
  11. Wed77°57°13%
  12. Thu81°62°23%
  13. Fri83°63°29%
  14. Sat82°64°42%
  15. Sun82°65°30%
  16. Mon82°64°32%

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 includes Napoleon in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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

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.