Prairieton, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prairieton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Overcast16%—84°71°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast14%—83°69°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——84°69°+1°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear——86°67°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail47%—89°69°+3°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm53%0.49″83°69°-6°
- SaturdayJul 11T-storm w/ Hail30%—86°68°+3°
AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 50 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 3.6 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.5 µg/m³ (AQI 47) with a 0.83 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.83
- Wind
- calm
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 12:07 AM
- Moonset
- 12:02 PM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prairieton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 47870
16-Day Forecast — Prairieton
- Sun84°71°16%
- Mon83°69°14%
- Tue84°69°9%
- Wed86°67°8%
- Thu89°69°47%
- Fri83°69°53%
- Sat86°68°30%
- Sun85°68°17%
- Mon80°60°7%
- Tue74°56°7%
- Wed78°55°8%
- Thu82°63°23%
- Fri84°64°19%
- Sat84°66°33%
- Sun84°68°24%
- Mon86°67°29%
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 — Prairieton
SPC includes Prairieton 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 Prairieton
- 47870
- 47802