Stanford, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Stanford weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Overcast20%—87°70°—
- SundayJul 5Heavy Rain35%0.93″84°71°-3°
- MondayJul 6Overcast35%—88°69°+4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast11%—85°64°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Clear18%—86°64°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm39%—87°67°+1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle48%—83°70°-4°
AQI 44 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 45 now. With UV 4.2 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 25 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 45
- UV peak
- 4.2 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 25
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 12.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Stanford at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 11 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
16-Day Forecast — Stanford
- Sat87°70°20%
- Sun84°71°35%
- Mon88°69°35%
- Tue85°64°11%
- Wed86°64°18%
- Thu87°67°39%
- Fri83°70°48%
- Sat82°70°32%
- Sun78°63°14%
- Mon72°60°9%
- Tue79°59°7%
- Wed84°62°17%
- Thu85°64°17%
- Fri81°69°23%
- Sat87°69°29%
- 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 — Stanford
SPC has placed Stanford 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 Stanford
- 47403
- 47463