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Portland, Indiana Weather

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

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

Portland, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:51 PM
88
°
Clear
Feels like
98°
Humidity
59%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Portland, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPortland, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 70°H 89°
Portland, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Showers
    21%
    0.34″
    89°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    29%
    84°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    31%
    0.03″
    75°65°-9°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Light Drizzle
    80°59°+5°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    81°62°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    81°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Heavy Drizzle
    47%
    0.06″
    80°70°-1°
Portland, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
261° · veering 21°
Direction
W
261°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 6
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 6 · pk 17 @ 2:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 173SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Portland, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.4
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.4
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.2
mb
24h
-3.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.5982.7983.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Portland, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~93 @ 11 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
12.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
132μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.3

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 91 now. With UV 8.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 91
UV peak
8.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 101

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 12.7 µg/m³ (AQI 58) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Portland, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
7%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.4mi
UNLIMITED
81 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
17:51 UTC · Portland, 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
17:51 UTC · Portland, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Portland, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Portland, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Portland, 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
14h 58m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Portland, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Portland, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Portland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47371

16-Day Forecast — Portland

  1. Sat89°70°21%
  2. Sun84°70°29%
  3. Mon75°65°31%
  4. Tue80°59°4%
  5. Wed81°62°5%
  6. Thu81°67°49%
  7. Fri80°70°47%
  8. Sat74°62°31%
  9. Sun73°56°11%
  10. Mon73°54°12%
  11. Tue75°55°13%
  12. Wed78°58°32%
  13. Thu81°60°26%
  14. Fri83°65°19%
  15. Sat74°68°32%
  16. Sun74°68°23%

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 — Portland

SPC has placed Portland 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 Portland

  • 47371

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.