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Pence, Indiana Weather

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

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

Pence, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:57 AM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
77%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Sunset
5:23 PM
Pence, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPence, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 89°
Pence, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    56%
    0.64″
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    23%
    83°69°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    15%
    82°67°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    82°63°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    0.21″
    82°68°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    41%
    78°70°-4°
Pence, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
209° · backing 8°
Direction
SSW
209°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 7
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 7 · pk 18 @ 2:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 229SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Pence, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
991.0
+0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
991.0
mb
3h
+0.5
mb
12h
+0.2
mb
24h
-2.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.8990.3991.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Pence, IN
Air quality
29
AQI
Good
-6 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 10 PM

AQI 29 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 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 during the projected peak around 10 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneModerate
86μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 5.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 19 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
5.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 19

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.5 µg/m³ (AQI 42) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Pence, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
43.0mi
UNLIMITED
66 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
15:57 UTC · Pence, 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
15:57 UTC · Pence, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pence, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pence, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pence, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:53 AM
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Daylight
14h 58m
Sunset
5:23 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pence, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:45 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pence, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pence at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Pence

  1. Sat89°71°56%
  2. Sun83°69°23%
  3. Mon82°67°15%
  4. Tue81°62°3%
  5. Wed82°63°3%
  6. Thu82°68°43%
  7. Fri78°70°41%
  8. Sat83°66°15%
  9. Sun70°63°8%
  10. Mon71°58°8%
  11. Tue76°59°12%
  12. Wed80°62°24%
  13. Thu82°66°27%
  14. Fri80°69°29%
  15. Sat85°69°26%
  16. Sun82°72°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 — Pence

SPC has placed Pence in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYSLGTSlight Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.

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 Pence

  • 47993

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.