Oxford, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Oxford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Heavy Rain54%1.9″88°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast59%—80°69°-8°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle23%—82°65°+2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°61°-2°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear11%—81°62°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Heavy Drizzle41%0.06″82°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—78°69°-4°
AQI 30 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 1 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:44 PM
- Moonset
- 10:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Oxford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 3°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47971
16-Day Forecast — Oxford
- Sat88°71°54%
- Sun80°69°59%
- Mon82°65°23%
- Tue80°61°8%
- Wed81°62°11%
- Thu82°67°41%
- Fri78°69°35%
- Sat83°65°26%
- Sun70°60°8%
- Mon72°57°9%
- Tue76°59°10%
- Wed80°62°23%
- Thu82°65°33%
- Fri78°68°32%
- Sat85°68°23%
- Sun83°70°39%
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 — Oxford
SPC has placed Oxford 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 Oxford
- 47971