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Oolitic, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Oolitic, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 8:54 AM
74
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
92%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Sunset
5:14 PM
Oolitic, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOolitic, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 28% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 72°H 88°
Oolitic, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    28%
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    40%
    84°72°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.01″
    88°68°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    15%
    84°64°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    18%
    87°65°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    87°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    0.04″
    83°70°-4°
Oolitic, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
189° · veering 40°
Direction
S
189°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
38
avg 5
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 5 · pk 38 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Oolitic, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.9
+0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
996.9
mb
3h
+0.1
mb
12h
-0.9
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9961000
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.3996.3996.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Oolitic, IN
Air quality
51
AQI
Moderate
-4 in 6h

AQI 51 (Moderate), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERModerate
12.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
7μg/m³
OzoneGood
44μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.6

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.4 µg/m³ (AQI 57) with a 0.91 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Oolitic, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
15%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.3mi
UNLIMITED
62 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
12:54 UTC · Oolitic, 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
12:54 UTC · Oolitic, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Oolitic, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Oolitic, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Oolitic, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:55 AM
Sunrise
2:26 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
5:14 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Oolitic, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Oolitic, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Oolitic at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 74°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47451

16-Day Forecast — Oolitic

  1. Sat88°70°28%
  2. Sun84°72°40%
  3. Mon88°68°40%
  4. Tue84°64°15%
  5. Wed87°65°18%
  6. Thu87°67°37%
  7. Fri83°70°48%
  8. Sat84°71°33%
  9. Sun77°63°16%
  10. Mon74°59°10%
  11. Tue78°59°7%
  12. Wed82°63°17%
  13. Thu83°65°17%
  14. Fri85°70°23%
  15. Sat86°69°29%
  16. Sun86°72°37%

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 — Oolitic

SPC has placed Oolitic 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 Oolitic

  • 47451

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.