Roachdale, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Roachdale weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain29%0.06″88°72°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast15%—83°70°-5°
- MondayJul 6Thunderstorm20%—74°67°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Clear——79°59°+5°
- WednesdayJul 8Partly Cloudy——82°63°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail42%0.07″80°70°-2°
- FridayJul 10Drizzle45%—84°72°+4°
AQI 37 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 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 65 now. With UV 7.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 48 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 7.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 48
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.0 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:42 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Roachdale at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46172
16-Day Forecast — Roachdale
- Sat88°72°29%
- Sun83°70°15%
- Mon74°67°20%
- Tue79°59°5%
- Wed82°63°5%
- Thu80°70°42%
- Fri84°72°45%
- Sat75°62°21%
- Sun72°54°13%
- Mon72°55°10%
- Tue74°55°13%
- Wed77°59°25%
- Thu81°60°25%
- Fri81°67°35%
- Sat75°69°26%
- Sun73°66°48%
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 — Roachdale
SPC has placed Roachdale 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 Roachdale
- 46172