Universal, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 13 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Universal weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 3Overcast13%—93°74°—
- SaturdayJul 4Heavy Rain36%1.7″92°72°-1°
- SundayJul 5Thunderstorm44%0.02″87°71°-5°
- MondayJul 6Drizzle30%—86°71°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Light Drizzle19%—83°66°-3°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast11%—86°67°+3°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm29%—84°70°-2°
AQI 87 (Moderate), driven by Ozone. AQI up 48 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 76. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~64%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 76
- UV peak
- 0.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.6 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.2 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- 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
- 11:18 PM
- Moonset
- 9:50 AM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
Universal 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.
ZIP code: 47884
16-Day Forecast — Universal
- Fri93°74°13%
- Sat92°72°36%
- Sun87°71°44%
- Mon86°71°30%
- Tue83°66°19%
- Wed86°67°11%
- Thu84°70°29%
- Fri85°70°46%
- Sat83°69°24%
- Sun83°64°20%
- Mon79°59°10%
- Tue82°66°29%
- Wed81°61°35%
- Thu85°63°32%
- Fri81°71°27%
- Sat75°61°29%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of July 3, 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 — Universal
SPC has placed Universal in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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 Universal
- 47842
- 47884