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Smithville-Sanders, Indiana Weather

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

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

Smithville-Sanders, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:28 AM
81
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
91°
Humidity
80%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSmithville-Sanders, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 72°H 88°
Smithville-Sanders, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Overcast
    22%
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    26%
    85°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    38%
    89°69°+4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    85°64°-4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    10%
    88°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    32%
    88°67°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    49%
    84°70°-4°
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
182° · veering 11°
Direction
S
182°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 4
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 4 · pk 20 @ 12:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 184SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
990.7
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.26 inHg
Now
990.7
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 990995
9859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.7990.3990.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 9 PM

AQI 46 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 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 9 PM.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 5.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 50 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
5.5 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 50

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³ (AQI 62) with a 0.86 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.86
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.9mi
UNLIMITED
65 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
15:28 UTC · Smithville-Sanders, 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
15:28 UTC · Smithville-Sanders, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Smithville-Sanders, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:54 AM
Sunrise
2:25 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:48 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Smithville-Sanders, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:53 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Smithville-Sanders, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Smithville-Sanders at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Smithville-Sanders

  1. Sat87°70°22%
  2. Sun85°72°26%
  3. Mon89°69°38%
  4. Tue85°64°8%
  5. Wed88°64°10%
  6. Thu88°67°32%
  7. Fri84°70°49%
  8. Sat82°70°31%
  9. Sun78°62°12%
  10. Mon74°60°9%
  11. Tue79°59°14%
  12. Wed84°62°17%
  13. Thu86°64°17%
  14. Fri87°69°23%
  15. Sat88°69°29%
  16. Sun86°71°37%

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 — Smithville-Sanders

SPC has placed Smithville-Sanders in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Isolated severe storms possible. Limited threat for hail or damaging wind.

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 Smithville-Sanders

  • 47458
  • 47401

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.