Newtown, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Newtown weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain70%0.98″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast28%—82°69°-6°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle17%—75°65°-7°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——80°60°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——83°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm46%—80°71°-3°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle44%—83°70°+3°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
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 48 now. With UV 6.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 40 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 48
- UV peak
- 6.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 40
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.89
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Newtown at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47969
16-Day Forecast — Newtown
- Sat88°71°70%
- Sun82°69°28%
- Mon75°65°17%
- Tue80°60°5%
- Wed83°63°4%
- Thu80°71°46%
- Fri83°70°44%
- Sat75°61°18%
- Sun74°55°10%
- Mon74°56°9%
- Tue75°54°11%
- Wed77°61°13%
- Thu81°61°23%
- Fri83°68°39%
- Sat76°69°40%
- Sun75°65°58%
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 — Newtown
SPC has placed Newtown in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Newtown
- 47994
- 47969