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Otter Lake, Indiana Weather

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

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

Otter Lake, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:50 PM
80
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
75%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Otter Lake, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastOtter Lake, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 35% chance of precipitation at 5 AM.
L 70°H 84°
Otter Lake, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    57%
    2.0″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    0.72″
    80°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    81°64°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°59°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    44%
    0.33″
    81°65°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    44%
    0.13″
    78°67°-3°
Otter Lake, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · veering 34°
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
4
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 25 @ 5:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 223SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Otter Lake, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.3
+0.2 mb in 3h · steady · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.3
mb
3h
+0.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.4981.4983.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Otter Lake, IN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+4 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
6.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
7μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~68%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.3 µg/m³ (AQI 35) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.94
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Otter Lake, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
23%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
79 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
17:50 UTC · Otter Lake, 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
17:50 UTC · Otter Lake, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Otter Lake, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Otter Lake, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Otter Lake, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:39 AM
Sunrise
2:12 AM
Daylight
15h 06m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Otter Lake, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:44 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Otter Lake, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Otter Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Otter Lake

  1. Sat84°70°57%
  2. Sun80°70°43%
  3. Mon81°64°19%
  4. Tue82°59°4%
  5. Wed84°63°4%
  6. Thu81°65°44%
  7. Fri78°67°44%
  8. Sat82°63°19%
  9. Sun71°62°9%
  10. Mon69°60°13%
  11. Tue75°59°12%
  12. Wed82°62°29%
  13. Thu83°66°32%
  14. Fri80°69°26%
  15. Sat85°67°23%
  16. Sun87°68°33%

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 — Otter Lake

SPC has placed Otter Lake 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 Otter Lake

  • 46703

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.