Palestine, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Palestine weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain44%0.29″88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle23%0.01″81°70°-7°
- MondayJul 6Overcast11%—80°67°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°61°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast13%—83°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm29%—82°65°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle35%—77°68°-5°
AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
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 41 now. With UV 3.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 16 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 3.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 16
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.1 µg/m³ (AQI 34) 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
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Palestine at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Palestine
- Sat88°70°44%
- Sun81°70°23%
- Mon80°67°11%
- Tue81°61°5%
- Wed83°64°13%
- Thu82°65°29%
- Fri77°68°35%
- Sat83°64°20%
- Sun70°62°10%
- Mon71°61°11%
- Tue74°59°10%
- Wed82°62°20%
- Thu84°65°26%
- Fri80°69°29%
- Sat84°67°24%
- Sun86°68°35%
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 — Palestine
SPC has placed Palestine 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 Palestine
- 46580
- 46539