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Poneto, Indiana Weather

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

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

Poneto, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 7:20 PM
87
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
93°
Humidity
55%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Poneto, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPoneto, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 47% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 70°H 87°
Poneto, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    41%
    1.3″
    88°69°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    47%
    0.01″
    84°70°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    51%
    77°66°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    81°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°61°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    46%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    46%
    0.04″
    79°70°-2°
Poneto, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NNE
029° · veering 41°
Direction
NNE
029°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 4
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 4 · pk 15 @ 10:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 247SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Poneto, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
982.5
-1.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.01 inHg
Now
982.5
mb
3h
-1.7
mb
12h
-3.0
mb
24h
-4.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 982987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.9982.4982.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Poneto, IN
Air quality
76
AQI
Moderate
+36 in 6h

AQI 76 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 36 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
6.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
107μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.4

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 9

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 6.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 7.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
calm
Recent rain
1h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Poneto, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
64%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
73.0mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
23:20 UTC · Poneto, 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
23:20 UTC · Poneto, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Poneto, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Poneto, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Poneto, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Poneto, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
78% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Poneto, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Poneto at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 16°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 20 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46781

16-Day Forecast — Poneto

  1. Sat88°69°41%
  2. Sun84°70°47%
  3. Mon77°66°51%
  4. Tue81°59°18%
  5. Wed81°61°4%
  6. Thu81°67°46%
  7. Fri79°70°46%
  8. Sat73°62°28%
  9. Sun74°56°13%
  10. Mon73°55°11%
  11. Tue75°54°9%
  12. Wed79°59°27%
  13. Thu82°60°26%
  14. Fri82°65°35%
  15. Sat75°69°42%
  16. Sun75°66°46%

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 — Poneto

SPC has placed Poneto 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 Poneto

  • 46781

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.