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Weather in Silver Lake, Indiana

Roses open along the stoops. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Silver Lake, IN
Sunday, May 17 at 4:04 AM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
86%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Sunset
8:56 PM
Silver Lake, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
47°
12a
45°
1a
44°
2a
44°
3a
44°
4a
44°
5a
45°
6a
46°
11%
7a
50°
8a
53°
9a
58°
10a
62°
11a
59°
12p
60°
1p
62°
2p
63°
3p
64°
4p
65°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
65°
8p
63°
9p
61°
10p
59°
11p
L 44°H 67°
Silver Lake, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 17
    Overcast
    11%
    84°61°
  2. Monday
    May 18
    Heavy Rain
    71%
    83°64°
  3. Tuesday
    May 19
    Showers
    82%
    80°59°
  4. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    82%
    61°47°
  5. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    60°46°
  6. Friday
    May 22
    Light Drizzle
    17%
    54°49°
  7. Saturday
    May 23
    Light Drizzle
    21%
    68°55°
Silver Lake, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
226° · veering 46°
Direction
SW
226°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
15
mph
Peak 24h
25
avg 10
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 10 · pk 25 @ 2:00p
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 46° from the sw.
Silver Lake, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
980.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · steady · 28.95 inHg
Now
980.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
+2.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977982
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Silver Lake, IN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
5.9 μg/m³
PM 10
6.5 μg/m³
NO₂
6.9 μg/m³
Ozone
67.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Silver Lake, IN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:23 AM
Daylight
14h 33m
Sunset
8:56 PM
Civil dusk
1:28 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Silver Lake, IN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:28 AM
Moonset
1:25 AM
In sign
♊︎ Gemini
Silver Lake, IN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open along the stoops

plant
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Silver Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Silver Lake

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.