New Pekin, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
New Pekin weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—87°71°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Showers46%1.4″83°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle46%—87°70°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast19%—83°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear24%—86°66°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm37%—88°67°+2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle51%0.09″78°69°-10°
AQI 53 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 4.4 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 23 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 4.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 23
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.1 µg/m³, PM10 at 15.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- 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
- 11:36 PM
- Moonset
- 10:51 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
New Pekin at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 5°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — New Pekin
- Sat87°71°21%
- Sun83°72°46%
- Mon87°70°46%
- Tue83°65°19%
- Wed86°66°24%
- Thu88°67°37%
- Fri78°69°51%
- Sat84°70°34%
- Sun78°63°19%
- Mon73°58°10%
- Tue76°60°6%
- Wed82°62°14%
- Thu86°66°16%
- Fri86°70°29%
- Sat86°69°17%
- Sun86°72°45%
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 — New Pekin
SPC has placed New Pekin 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 New Pekin
- 47165