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Roanoke, Indiana Weather

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

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

Roanoke, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 7:51 AM
72
°
Overcast
Feels like
77°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Roanoke, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoanoke, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 30% chance of precipitation at 12 AM.
L 70°H 87°
Roanoke, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    46%
    2.7″
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    43%
    2.7″
    82°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    16%
    81°66°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    83°61°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    83°64°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Light Drizzle
    38%
    80°65°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    37%
    78°69°-2°
Roanoke, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSE
156° · backing 9°
Direction
SSE
156°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
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 7 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 164SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Roanoke, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.6987.9988.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Roanoke, IN
Air quality
37
AQI
Good
-12 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 6 PM

AQI 37 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 6 PM.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
8μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
70μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 0.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 6 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 33
UV peak
0.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 6

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.4 µg/m³ (AQI 41) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Roanoke, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
89%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.1mi
UNLIMITED
94 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
11:51 UTC · Roanoke, 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
11:51 UTC · Roanoke, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Roanoke, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Roanoke, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Roanoke, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:42 AM
Sunrise
2:14 AM
Daylight
15h 02m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Roanoke, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
11:37 PM
Moonset
10:46 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Roanoke, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Roanoke at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 72°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46783

16-Day Forecast — Roanoke

  1. Sat87°71°46%
  2. Sun82°70°43%
  3. Mon81°66°16%
  4. Tue83°61°5%
  5. Wed83°64°9%
  6. Thu80°65°38%
  7. Fri78°69°37%
  8. Sat84°65°20%
  9. Sun72°63°17%
  10. Mon73°62°11%
  11. Tue75°59°9%
  12. Wed82°62°23%
  13. Thu84°66°40%
  14. Fri81°69°29%
  15. Sat84°67°23%
  16. Sun86°69°32%

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 — Roanoke

SPC has placed Roanoke 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 Roanoke

  • 46783

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.