Porter, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Porter weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain81%0.29″83°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle18%0.01″77°67°-6°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——73°66°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——75°65°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°61°+9°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm49%0.02″77°68°-7°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle47%0.01″77°67°0°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 61 now. With UV 2.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 12 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 2.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 12
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 10.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 11.5 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 2h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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
- 10:45 PM
- Moonset
- 9:52 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Porter at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Porter
- Sat83°69°81%
- Sun77°67°18%
- Mon73°66°8%
- Tue75°65°2%
- Wed84°61°5%
- Thu77°68°49%
- Fri77°67°47%
- Sat69°66°13%
- Sun72°60°12%
- Mon70°61°12%
- Tue79°62°12%
- Wed80°64°18%
- Thu82°62°26%
- Fri77°70°26%
- Sat81°68°19%
- Sun69°65°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 — Porter
SPC has placed Porter 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 Porter
- 46304