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Ragsdale, Indiana Weather

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

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

Ragsdale, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 9:03 AM
75
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
92%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:29 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Ragsdale, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRagsdale, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 73°H 89°
Ragsdale, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    33%
    89°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    40%
    1.1″
    82°72°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    40%
    0.02″
    85°69°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    11%
    83°66°-2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    19%
    84°65°+1°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    35%
    86°69°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    45%
    0.24″
    82°71°-4°
Ragsdale, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
169° · backing 11°
Direction
S
169°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
28
avg 5
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 5 · pk 28 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 185SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Ragsdale, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
997.1
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.44 inHg
Now
997.1
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
-3.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9971001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1000.7996.7997.1
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Ragsdale, IN
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-8 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneGood
57μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.5

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.7 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Ragsdale, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
31%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
26.5mi
UNLIMITED
53 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
13:03 UTC · Ragsdale, 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
13:03 UTC · Ragsdale, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Ragsdale, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Ragsdale, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Ragsdale, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
2:29 AM
Daylight
14h 48m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Ragsdale, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Ragsdale, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Ragsdale at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 75°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47573

16-Day Forecast — Ragsdale

  1. Sat89°71°33%
  2. Sun82°72°40%
  3. Mon85°69°40%
  4. Tue83°66°11%
  5. Wed84°65°19%
  6. Thu86°69°35%
  7. Fri82°71°45%
  8. Sat85°72°32%
  9. Sun76°63°12%
  10. Mon73°56°8%
  11. Tue77°60°6%
  12. Wed82°63°11%
  13. Thu83°65°19%
  14. Fri82°69°23%
  15. Sat85°70°25%
  16. Sun82°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 — Ragsdale

SPC has placed Ragsdale 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 Ragsdale

  • 47512
  • 47573

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.