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Onward, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Onward, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:53 PM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
78°
Humidity
93%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Onward, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOnward, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 79 degrees Fahrenheit with a 42% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 79°
Onward, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    61%
    0.34″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    42%
    79°68°-9°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    27%
    82°66°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°59°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    82°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    54%
    0.15″
    78°70°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    54%
    77°66°-1°
Onward, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
E
083° · backing 111°
Direction
E
083°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 4
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 4 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 207SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 111° from the e.
Onward, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-3.3
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985989
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.2985.4985.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Onward, IN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-11 in 6h

AQI 46 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
6.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
14μg/m³
OzoneGood
49μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Onward, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
UNLIMITED
69 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
03:53 UTC · Onward, 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
03:53 UTC · Onward, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Onward, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Onward, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Onward, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Onward, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
12:02 AM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Onward, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Onward at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46967

16-Day Forecast — Onward

  1. Sat88°71°61%
  2. Sun79°68°42%
  3. Mon82°66°27%
  4. Tue80°59°6%
  5. Wed82°64°8%
  6. Thu78°70°54%
  7. Fri77°66°54%
  8. Sat77°60°26%
  9. Sun74°58°9%
  10. Mon77°56°8%
  11. Tue80°59°8%
  12. Wed80°66°33%
  13. Thu78°61°32%
  14. Fri82°64°30%
  15. Sat86°72°42%
  16. Sun79°71°29%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Onward

SPC has placed Onward 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 Onward

  • 46994
  • 46967

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.