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Spiceland, Indiana Weather

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

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

Spiceland, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:26 PM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
65%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Sunset
5:13 PM
Spiceland, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastSpiceland, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 87 degrees Fahrenheit with a 44% chance of precipitation at 6 PM.
L 69°H 87°
Spiceland, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    44%
    0.78″
    87°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Rain
    18%
    0.32″
    83°69°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Foggy
    36%
    79°68°-4°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°62°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    81°65°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    53%
    77°69°-4°
Spiceland, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 13°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 15 @ 5:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 293SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 13° from the sw.
Spiceland, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
978.8
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 28.90 inHg
Now
978.8
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-0.1
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979983
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW982.8978.7978.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Spiceland, IN
Air quality
39
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~105 @ 10 PM

AQI 39 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 102 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.

PM 2.5Moderate
14.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
17μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy
142μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
7.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 106 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 102 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 106
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 102

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 14.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 16.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.88
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Spiceland, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
4%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
55.9mi
UNLIMITED
71 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
16:26 UTC · Spiceland, 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
16:26 UTC · Spiceland, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Spiceland, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Spiceland, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Spiceland, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:47 AM
Sunrise
2:18 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
5:13 PM
Civil dusk
9:47 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Spiceland, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:36 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Spiceland, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Spiceland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47385

16-Day Forecast — Spiceland

  1. Sat87°72°44%
  2. Sun83°69°18%
  3. Mon79°68°36%
  4. Tue80°62°5%
  5. Wed82°64°6%
  6. Thu81°65°41%
  7. Fri77°69°53%
  8. Sat82°66°33%
  9. Sun71°59°10%
  10. Mon69°59°13%
  11. Tue74°59°17%
  12. Wed80°61°23%
  13. Thu81°66°17%
  14. Fri83°68°19%
  15. Sat84°67°26%
  16. Sun84°70°42%

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 — Spiceland

SPC has placed Spiceland 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 Spiceland

  • 47385

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.