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Wanatah, Indiana Weather

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

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

Wanatah, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 12:39 PM
84
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
93°
Humidity
65%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Sunset
3:24 PM
Wanatah, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWanatah, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 68 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit with a 57% chance of precipitation at 4 PM.
L 68°H 83°
Wanatah, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Showers
    77%
    1.0″
    83°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.02″
    80°68°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    79°64°-1°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Clear
    82°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    47%
    0.05″
    82°66°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Overcast
    45%
    78°64°-4°
Wanatah, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
210° · steady
Direction
SSW
210°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
22
avg 6
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 6 · pk 22 @ 3:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 157SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wanatah, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
989.4
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.22 inHg
Now
989.4
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-1.0
mb
24h
-1.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 989992
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW992.0988.6989.3
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wanatah, IN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+1 in 6hPeak ~49 @ 11 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Good
5μg/m³
OzoneUnhealthy SG
105μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
2.1

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 50. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~75%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 50
UV peak
2.2 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM scrubbed by 4 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 9.6 µg/m³, PM10 to 10.4 µg/m³.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
4h in last 6h
Pattern
washed out
Wanatah, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
61%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.2mi
UNLIMITED
83 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
17:39 UTC · Wanatah, 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
17:39 UTC · Wanatah, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wanatah, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wanatah, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wanatah, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
4:46 AM
Sunrise
12:19 AM
Daylight
15h 05m
Sunset
3:24 PM
Civil dusk
8:59 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wanatah, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
10:44 PM
Moonset
9:52 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wanatah, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

plant
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wanatah at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°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: 46390

16-Day Forecast — Wanatah

  1. Sat83°70°77%
  2. Sun80°68°19%
  3. Mon79°64°7%
  4. Tue80°61°2%
  5. Wed82°62°6%
  6. Thu82°66°47%
  7. Fri78°64°45%
  8. Sat81°63°15%
  9. Sun68°62°9%
  10. Mon69°62°9%
  11. Tue74°61°13%
  12. Wed81°62°18%
  13. Thu84°66°26%
  14. Fri78°69°26%
  15. Sat85°68°19%
  16. Sun85°69°35%

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 — Wanatah

SPC has placed Wanatah 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 Wanatah

  • 46390

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.