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Southport, Indiana Weather

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

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

Southport, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:01 PM
90
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
97°
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Sunset
5:15 PM
Southport, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSouthport, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 90 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 11 PM.
L 71°H 90°
Southport, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    40%
    0.07″
    90°73°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    87°71°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    30%
    0.01″
    76°69°-11°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    82°62°+6°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    43%
    84°68°+2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    50%
    0.09″
    85°72°+1°
Southport, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
240° · veering 21°
Direction
WSW
240°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
21
avg 6
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 6 · pk 21 @ 4:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 224SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Southport, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.0
-0.6 mb in 3h · falling · 29.18 inHg
Now
988.0
mb
3h
-0.6
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW990.5987.8988.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Southport, IN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~95 @ 11 PM

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Moderate
14.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
16μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
142μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 58 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 106
UV peak
5.8 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 58

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.4 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.87
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Southport, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
27%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
71.1mi
UNLIMITED
85 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
18:01 UTC · Southport, 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
18:01 UTC · Southport, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Southport, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Southport, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Southport, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
5:15 PM
Civil dusk
9:49 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Southport, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:39 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Southport, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Southport at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 18°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 14 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Southport

  1. Sat90°73°40%
  2. Sun87°71°22%
  3. Mon76°69°30%
  4. Tue82°62°6%
  5. Wed82°63°6%
  6. Thu84°68°43%
  7. Fri85°72°50%
  8. Sat77°66°31%
  9. Sun74°59°12%
  10. Mon77°59°14%
  11. Tue76°58°13%
  12. Wed79°58°13%
  13. Thu83°60°23%
  14. Fri84°66°19%
  15. Sat79°68°29%
  16. Sun75°67°39%

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 — Southport

SPC has placed Southport 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 Southport

  • 46227

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.