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Riverwood, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Riverwood, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 5:30 PM
82
°
Clear
Feels like
87°
Humidity
66%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Riverwood, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverwood, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 82 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 70°H 82°
Riverwood, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    35%
    82°71°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    19%
    80°70°-2°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°66°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    84°64°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    37%
    85°67°+1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Showers
    54%
    81°69°-4°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    T-storm w/ Hail
    33%
    85°69°+4°
Riverwood, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
W
279° · steady
Direction
W
279°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 4 · pk 13 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 146SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze holding from the w.
Riverwood, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.1
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.09 inHg
Now
985.1
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.3
mb
24h
+0.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984987
9759809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW986.5983.8985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Riverwood, IN
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
+10 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 10 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.

PM 2.5Good
5.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
106μg/m³
UV IndexLow
2.0

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
1.7 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

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

Visibility
53.0mi
UNLIMITED
67 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
21:30 UTC · Riverwood, 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
21:30 UTC · Riverwood, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Riverwood, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverwood, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverwood, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:49 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Riverwood, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
11:56 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Riverwood, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Riverwood

  1. Sun82°71°35%
  2. Mon80°70°19%
  3. Tue81°66°7%
  4. Wed84°64°7%
  5. Thu85°67°37%
  6. Fri81°69°54%
  7. Sat85°69°33%
  8. Sun81°68°15%
  9. Mon75°60°8%
  10. Tue72°55°6%
  11. Wed78°56°14%
  12. Thu80°59°23%
  13. Fri82°63°28%
  14. Sat83°64°42%
  15. Sun82°66°26%
  16. Mon83°65°26%

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 — Riverwood

SPC includes Riverwood 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 Riverwood

  • 46060
  • 46062

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.