Sweetser, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Sweetser weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Rain43%0.30″87°69°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle29%0.01″81°70°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle29%—79°68°-2°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——81°62°+2°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast——83°64°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9T-storm w/ Hail46%—81°66°-2°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle45%0.01″77°69°-4°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 65 now. With UV 5.8 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 35 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 65
- UV peak
- 5.8 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 35
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 11.3 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.88
- 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
- 11:38 PM
- Moonset
- 10:48 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Sweetser at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 19 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jul 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
ZIP code: 46987
16-Day Forecast — Sweetser
- Sat87°69°43%
- Sun81°70°29%
- Mon79°68°29%
- Tue81°62°6%
- Wed83°64°6%
- Thu81°66°46%
- Fri77°69°45%
- Sat83°66°26%
- Sun70°62°11%
- Mon71°61°14%
- Tue74°59°15%
- Wed81°61°26%
- Thu83°66°23%
- Fri80°68°23%
- Sat84°66°23%
- 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 — Sweetser
SPC has placed Sweetser 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 Sweetser
- 46987
- 46952