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Scotland, Indiana Weather

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

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

Scotland, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:54 PM
86
°
Clear
Feels like
96°
Humidity
70%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Sunset
5:16 PM
Scotland, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastScotland, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 73 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 21% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 73°H 87°
Scotland, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    21%
    87°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    21%
    85°73°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    29%
    0.01″
    78°68°-7°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    78°61°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    83°63°+5°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    34%
    83°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    48%
    88°73°+5°
Scotland, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
212° · backing 42°
Direction
SSW
212°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 5
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 5 · pk 22 @ 12:00a
010MPHB1B2B3B4-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 123SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Scotland, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.7
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.7
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 994996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.4993.7993.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Scotland, IN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~82 @ 11 PM

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
11.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
128μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 85 now. With UV 7.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 63 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 85
UV peak
7.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 63

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³ (AQI 55) with a 0.90 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
Scotland, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
17%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.3mi
UNLIMITED
46 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
18:54 UTC · Scotland, 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
18:54 UTC · Scotland, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Scotland, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Scotland, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Scotland, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:56 AM
Sunrise
2:27 AM
Daylight
14h 49m
Sunset
5:16 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Scotland, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:55 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Scotland, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Scotland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47457

16-Day Forecast — Scotland

  1. Sat87°71°21%
  2. Sun85°73°21%
  3. Mon78°68°29%
  4. Tue78°61°10%
  5. Wed83°63°10%
  6. Thu83°67°34%
  7. Fri88°73°48%
  8. Sat78°66°35%
  9. Sun74°56°13%
  10. Mon75°56°8%
  11. Tue75°56°14%
  12. Wed78°57°16%
  13. Thu83°62°17%
  14. Fri82°66°27%
  15. Sat78°69°32%
  16. Sun76°66°48%

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 — Scotland

SPC has placed Scotland 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 Scotland

  • 47449
  • 47457

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.