Prospect, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Prospect weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast21%—88°70°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle24%0.02″84°72°-4°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle33%—90°70°+6°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—86°65°-4°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear14%—88°65°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Light Drizzle32%—87°68°-1°
- FridayJul 10Heavy Drizzle51%0.12″84°69°-3°
AQI 50 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 73 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 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 73 now. With UV 7.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 71 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 73
- UV peak
- 7.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 71
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 13.3 µg/m³ (AQI 59) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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
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
- 11:39 PM
- Moonset
- 10:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Prospect at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 7 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Prospect
- Sat88°70°21%
- Sun84°72°24%
- Mon90°70°33%
- Tue86°65°11%
- Wed88°65°14%
- Thu87°68°32%
- Fri84°69°51%
- Sat86°71°40%
- Sun79°64°16%
- Mon76°58°10%
- Tue81°60°14%
- Wed85°63°12%
- Thu88°66°19%
- Fri83°70°23%
- Sat83°69°20%
- Sun85°72°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 — Prospect
SPC has placed Prospect 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 Prospect
- 47469