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Walkerton, Indiana Weather

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

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

Walkerton, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:26 PM
83
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
94°
Humidity
71%
Wind
1 mph
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Sunset
5:22 PM
Walkerton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWalkerton, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 40% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 69°H 84°
Walkerton, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    70%
    0.48″
    84°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    25%
    0.50″
    82°69°-2°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Drizzle
    15%
    76°64°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°60°+3°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°60°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    47%
    0.05″
    79°69°-3°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    42%
    0.01″
    79°67°
Walkerton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
252° · veering 39°
Direction
WSW
252°
Sustained
1
mph
Gust
5
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 20 @ 4:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 314SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 39° from the wsw.
Walkerton, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.3
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.21 inHg
Now
989.3
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-1.6
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.7988.8989.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Walkerton, IN
Air quality
38
AQI
Good
+5 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 38 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
113μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 60. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~61%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 60
UV peak
1.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 8

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 2 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 8.9 µg/m³, PM10 to 9.7 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
2h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Walkerton, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
53%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
46.7mi
UNLIMITED
76 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
18:26 UTC · Walkerton, 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
18:26 UTC · Walkerton, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Walkerton, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Walkerton, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Walkerton, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:45 AM
Sunrise
2:17 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
5:22 PM
Civil dusk
9:57 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Walkerton, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:43 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Walkerton, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Walkerton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46574

16-Day Forecast — Walkerton

  1. Sat84°70°70%
  2. Sun82°69°25%
  3. Mon76°64°15%
  4. Tue79°60°3%
  5. Wed82°60°7%
  6. Thu79°69°47%
  7. Fri79°67°42%
  8. Sat74°59°18%
  9. Sun72°56°9%
  10. Mon73°56°9%
  11. Tue76°54°12%
  12. Wed79°62°13%
  13. Thu81°60°26%
  14. Fri79°69°29%
  15. Sat78°67°24%
  16. Sun72°62°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 — Walkerton

SPC has placed Walkerton 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 Walkerton

  • 46574

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.