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Nappanee, Indiana Weather

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

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

Nappanee, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
75
°
Overcast
Feels like
81°
Humidity
84%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Nappanee, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastNappanee, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Nappanee, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    62%
    1.5″
    84°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Rain
    28%
    0.13″
    81°69°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    28%
    80°65°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°60°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    83°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    48%
    82°65°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    79°67°-3°
Nappanee, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
262° · veering 45°
Direction
W
262°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
47
avg 8
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 8 · pk 47 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 296SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Nappanee, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.07 inHg
Now
984.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.2984.1984.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Nappanee, IN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~47 @ 9 PM

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 2.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 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 2.5Good
6.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
4μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
89μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 42 now. With UV 2.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 42
UV peak
2.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.6 µg/m³ (AQI 37) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
Nappanee, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
34.7mi
UNLIMITED
67 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 · Nappanee, 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 · Nappanee, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Nappanee, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Nappanee, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Nappanee, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Nappanee, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:48 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Nappanee, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Nappanee at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46550

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 — Nappanee

SPC has placed Nappanee 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 Nappanee

  • 46550

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.