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Thorntown, Indiana Weather

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

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

Thorntown, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 1:58 PM
86
°
Overcast
Feels like
93°
Humidity
61%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Thorntown, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastThorntown, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 56% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Thorntown, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Rain
    56%
    0.50″
    88°71°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    17%
    83°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    75°65°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    82°62°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    41%
    81°70°-1°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    44%
    83°71°+2°
Thorntown, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
246° · veering 13°
Direction
WSW
246°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
12
mph
Peak 24h
22
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 22 @ 1:00a
01020304050MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8B9-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 527SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 13° from the wsw.
Thorntown, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.5
+0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.5
mb
3h
+0.4
mb
12h
-0.4
mb
24h
-2.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984988
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW988.1984.3985.7
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Thorntown, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Good
0 in 6hPeak ~60 @ 11 PM

AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
9.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
112μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.2

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 58 now. With UV 7.2 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 39 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 58
UV peak
7.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 39

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Thorntown, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
83%
MOSTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
59.7mi
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
17:58 UTC · Thorntown, 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
17:58 UTC · Thorntown, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Thorntown, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Thorntown, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Thorntown, 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 57m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:52 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Thorntown, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:41 PM
Moonset
10:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Thorntown, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Thorntown at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46071

16-Day Forecast — Thorntown

  1. Sat88°71°56%
  2. Sun83°70°17%
  3. Mon75°65°24%
  4. Tue79°59°7%
  5. Wed82°62°5%
  6. Thu81°70°41%
  7. Fri83°71°44%
  8. Sat75°62°21%
  9. Sun72°54°12%
  10. Mon74°56°12%
  11. Tue74°54°12%
  12. Wed77°59°26%
  13. Thu81°60°20%
  14. Fri81°68°29%
  15. Sat74°69°26%
  16. Sun72°65°48%

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 — Thorntown

SPC has placed Thorntown 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 Thorntown

  • 46071

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.