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Pierceton, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Pierceton, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 4:30 PM
74
°
Rain
Feels like
78°
Humidity
83%
Wind
9 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Pierceton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPierceton, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 38% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 68°H 80°
Pierceton, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Rain
    42%
    0.21″
    81°70°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    21%
    81°68°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°63°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°65°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    46%
    83°66°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    44%
    77°67°-6°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    Overcast
    25%
    79°63°+2°
Pierceton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WNW
301° · veering 9°
Direction
WNW
301°
Sustained
9
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 5
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 5 · pk 16 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 205SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 9° from the wnw.
Pierceton, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.2
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.2
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
+1.0
mb
24h
-0.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979981
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.2979.2980.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Pierceton, IN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
+11 in 6h

AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 11 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
3.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
4μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
3.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 50
Pierceton, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
11.2mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
20:30 UTC · Pierceton, 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
20:30 UTC · Pierceton, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Pierceton, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Pierceton, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Pierceton, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Pierceton, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Pierceton, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Pierceton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°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.

ZIP code: 46562

16-Day Forecast — Pierceton

  1. Sun81°70°42%
  2. Mon81°68°21%
  3. Tue81°63°2%
  4. Wed83°65°3%
  5. Thu83°66°46%
  6. Fri77°67°44%
  7. Sat79°63°25%
  8. Sun85°70°17%
  9. Mon73°60°8%
  10. Tue74°55°8%
  11. Wed78°57°11%
  12. Thu80°57°24%
  13. Fri82°62°35%
  14. Sat84°64°29%
  15. Sun84°65°26%
  16. Mon84°62°35%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Pierceton

SPC includes Pierceton in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Pierceton

  • 46562

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.