Sidney, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sidney weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 5Light Showers44%0.97″81°69°—
- MondayJul 6Heavy Rain24%0.33″79°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm45%—83°66°0°
- FridayJul 10Overcast45%—78°67°-5°
- SaturdayJul 11Light Drizzle26%—79°63°+1°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 9 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 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 10 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 50 now. With UV 6.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 29 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 50
- UV peak
- 6.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 29
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
- 12:01 AM
- Moonset
- 11:54 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Sidney at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Sidney
- Sun81°69°44%
- Mon79°68°24%
- Tue81°62°3%
- Wed83°64°3%
- Thu83°66°45%
- Fri78°67°45%
- Sat79°63°26%
- Sun85°70°18%
- Mon73°60°8%
- Tue73°55°8%
- Wed78°57°10%
- Thu80°57°24%
- Fri81°61°35%
- Sat84°64°29%
- Sun84°65°26%
- Mon83°62°35%
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 — Sidney
SPC includes Sidney 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 Sidney
- 46510
- 46562