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Royal Center, Indiana Weather

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

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

Royal Center, IN
Sunday, July 5 at 4:27 PM
79
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
85°
Humidity
77%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Sunset
5:20 PM
Royal Center, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRoyal Center, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 33% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 68°H 80°
Royal Center, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    33%
    0.01″
    80°69°
  2. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    18%
    80°68°
  3. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    81°63°+1°
  4. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Partly Cloudy
    83°65°+2°
  5. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    49%
    0.03″
    82°67°-1°
  6. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    49%
    0.03″
    81°67°-1°
  7. Saturday
    Jul 11
    T-storm w/ Hail
    27%
    81°68°
Royal Center, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
306° · veering 11°
Direction
NW
306°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
12
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 12 @ 9:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 1713SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 11° from the nw.
Royal Center, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
987.4
-0.5 mb in 3h · steady · 29.16 inHg
Now
987.4
mb
3h
-0.5
mb
12h
+0.9
mb
24h
+0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 986988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.3985.9987.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Royal Center, IN
Air quality
40
AQI
Good
+15 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 11 PM

AQI 40 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 15 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. 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
2.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
3μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.4

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
2.2 at earlier today
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 50
Royal Center, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
59%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
40.6mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
20:27 UTC · Royal Center, 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
20:27 UTC · Royal Center, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Royal Center, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Royal Center, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Royal Center, IN
Almanac · Sunday, July 5
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:48 AM
Sunrise
2:20 AM
Daylight
15h 00m
Sunset
5:20 PM
Civil dusk
9:55 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Royal Center, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
69% illuminated
Moonrise
12:04 AM
Moonset
11:58 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Royal Center, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Royal Center at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46978

16-Day Forecast — Royal Center

  1. Sun80°69°33%
  2. Mon80°67°18%
  3. Tue81°63°3%
  4. Wed83°65°3%
  5. Thu82°67°49%
  6. Fri81°67°49%
  7. Sat81°68°27%
  8. Sun83°68°18%
  9. Mon73°62°8%
  10. Tue71°57°8%
  11. Wed78°57°9%
  12. Thu79°59°26%
  13. Fri81°62°32%
  14. Sat83°65°39%
  15. Sun83°66°32%
  16. Mon83°64°33%

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 — Royal Center

SPC includes Royal Center 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 Royal Center

  • 46978

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.