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Rome City, Indiana Weather

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

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

Rome City, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 10:07 AM
74
°
Overcast
Feels like
82°
Humidity
94%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Sunset
5:18 PM
Rome City, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRome City, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Rome City, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    48%
    0.72″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    26%
    0.73″
    80°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Rain
    15%
    0.07″
    81°65°+1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    82°59°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Light Drizzle
    84°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    81°64°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    29%
    78°67°-3°
Rome City, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
247° · veering 8°
Direction
WSW
247°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 214SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 8° from the wsw.
Rome City, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.8
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.96 inHg
Now
980.8
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-0.7
mb
24h
-3.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 980985
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW984.6980.0980.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Rome City, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~44 @ 8 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.

PM 2.5Good
4.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
87μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 41
UV peak
2.7 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.6 µg/m³ (AQI 26) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Rome City, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
100%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
25.7mi
UNLIMITED
90 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
14:07 UTC · Rome City, 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
14:07 UTC · Rome City, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Rome City, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rome City, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rome City, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:40 AM
Sunrise
2:13 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
5:18 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Rome City, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:38 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Rome City, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rome City at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46784

16-Day Forecast — Rome City

  1. Sat84°70°48%
  2. Sun80°69°26%
  3. Mon81°65°15%
  4. Tue82°59°5%
  5. Wed84°63°8%
  6. Thu81°64°28%
  7. Fri78°67°29%
  8. Sat82°63°22%
  9. Sun71°61°12%
  10. Mon71°60°8%
  11. Tue76°59°11%
  12. Wed82°61°23%
  13. Thu84°66°26%
  14. Fri79°68°23%
  15. Sat85°67°20%
  16. Sun87°67°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 — Rome City

SPC has placed Rome City 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 Rome City

  • 46784

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.