North Salem, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
North Salem weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain38%0.15″89°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle34%0.01″83°71°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle34%—82°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°63°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear15%—82°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm41%0.01″83°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%—77°69°-6°
AQI 32 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 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 during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 39 now. With UV 3.7 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 39
- UV peak
- 3.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 19
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.7 µg/m³ (AQI 48) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 4 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 11:41 PM
- Moonset
- 10:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
North Salem at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46165
16-Day Forecast — North Salem
- Sat89°72°38%
- Sun83°71°34%
- Mon82°67°34%
- Tue80°63°8%
- Wed82°64°15%
- Thu83°67°41%
- Fri77°69°43%
- Sat82°66°25%
- Sun71°60°9%
- Mon71°59°9%
- Tue76°58°9%
- Wed81°62°26%
- Thu83°66°20%
- Fri81°70°29%
- Sat83°68°26%
- Sun84°71°48%
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 — North Salem
SPC has placed North Salem 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 North Salem
- 46165