Schaefer Lake, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Schaefer Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Drizzle50%0.05″85°70°—
- MondayJul 6Overcast19%—85°69°0°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast18%—82°67°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast19%—85°65°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm44%0.04″89°69°+4°
- FridayJul 10Thunderstorm63%0.39″80°67°-9°
- SaturdayJul 11Thunderstorm47%—84°69°+4°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). 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.
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
- 6.0 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 50
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³ (AQI 43) with a 0.88 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 12:00 AM
- Moonset
- 11:55 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Schaefer Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°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
- Sun85°70°50%
- Mon85°69°19%
- Tue82°67°18%
- Wed85°65°19%
- Thu89°69°44%
- Fri80°67°63%
- Sat84°69°47%
- Sun80°68°12%
- Mon79°61°10%
- Tue74°55°10%
- Wed78°57°13%
- Thu81°62°32%
- Fri83°63°27%
- Sat83°65°39%
- Sun83°66°28%
- Mon83°65°32%
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 — Schaefer Lake
SPC includes Schaefer Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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 Schaefer Lake
- 47246