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Perkinsville, Indiana Weather

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

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

Perkinsville, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:39 AM
84
°
Clear
Feels like
94°
Humidity
67%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Perkinsville, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPerkinsville, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 71°H 90°
Perkinsville, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    40%
    0.30″
    90°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    24%
    84°71°-6°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    79°69°-5°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°62°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    45%
    83°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    76°69°-7°
Perkinsville, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
249° · veering 14°
Direction
WSW
249°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 7
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 7 · pk 16 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 221SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 14° from the wsw.
Perkinsville, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.2
+0.9 mb in 3h · rising · 29.15 inHg
Now
987.2
mb
3h
+0.9
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.0986.4987.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Perkinsville, IN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~93 @ 10 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 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 10 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
13.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
123μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 76 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 56 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 76
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 56

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 13.6 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Perkinsville, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
6%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
52.0mi
UNLIMITED
97 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
15:39 UTC · Perkinsville, 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
15:39 UTC · Perkinsville, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Perkinsville, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Perkinsville, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Perkinsville, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:19 AM
Daylight
14h 57m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Perkinsville, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:49 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Perkinsville, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Perkinsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Perkinsville

  1. Sat89°72°40%
  2. Sun84°71°24%
  3. Mon79°69°21%
  4. Tue81°62°5%
  5. Wed83°64°6%
  6. Thu83°67°45%
  7. Fri76°69°47%
  8. Sat84°66°29%
  9. Sun71°59°10%
  10. Mon70°59°16%
  11. Tue75°59°16%
  12. Wed81°62°26%
  13. Thu82°66°18%
  14. Fri84°69°16%
  15. Sat85°67°26%
  16. Sun84°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 — Perkinsville

SPC has placed Perkinsville 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 Perkinsville

  • 46011

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.