Schaefer Lake, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Schaefer Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast16%—89°71°—
- SundayJul 5Overcast20%—88°70°-1°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle35%—79°68°-9°
- TuesdayJul 7Partly Cloudy——79°60°0°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——84°62°+5°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm42%0.07″84°67°0°
- FridayJul 10T-storm w/ Hail55%0.01″87°71°+3°
AQI 61 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 25 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 60 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 60
- UV peak
- 1.1 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 60
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 10.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 11.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:37 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Schaefer Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 17°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Schaefer Lake
- Sat89°71°16%
- Sun88°70°20%
- Mon79°68°35%
- Tue79°60°7%
- Wed84°62°5%
- Thu84°67°42%
- Fri87°71°55%
- Sat77°65°37%
- Sun72°58°15%
- Mon75°55°8%
- Tue74°56°8%
- Wed80°57°17%
- Thu83°59°23%
- Fri82°67°36%
- Sat80°68°45%
- Sun75°67°52%
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 — Schaefer Lake
SPC has placed Schaefer Lake 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 Schaefer Lake
- 47246