Needham, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Needham weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast28%—90°72°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain50%0.37″86°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Overcast46%—82°67°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast10%—81°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear16%—83°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle39%—83°66°0°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle48%—79°72°-4°
AQI 41 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 9.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Needham at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 13 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46162
16-Day Forecast — Needham
- Sat90°72°28%
- Sun86°72°50%
- Mon82°67°46%
- Tue81°63°10%
- Wed83°65°16%
- Thu83°66°39%
- Fri79°72°48%
- Sat83°68°27%
- Sun75°61°14%
- Mon71°59°10%
- Tue75°60°8%
- Wed81°62°13%
- Thu82°66°23%
- Fri85°71°19%
- Sat85°68°29%
- Sun85°71°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
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 — Needham
SPC has placed Needham 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 Needham
- 46162