West Middleton, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
West Middleton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain42%0.09″91°72°—
- SundayJul 5Light Drizzle40%0.02″85°70°-6°
- MondayJul 6Light Drizzle40%—81°68°-4°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°63°-1°
- WednesdayJul 8Overcast12%—82°63°+2°
- ThursdayJul 9Thunderstorm43%—81°67°-1°
- FridayJul 10Light Drizzle43%0.01″77°69°-4°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 8 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 41 now. With UV 4.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 22 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 41
- UV peak
- 4.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 22
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.3 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 11:40 PM
- Moonset
- 10:50 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon
West Middleton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°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.
16-Day Forecast — West Middleton
- Sat91°72°42%
- Sun85°70°40%
- Mon81°68°40%
- Tue80°63°7%
- Wed82°63°12%
- Thu81°67°43%
- Fri77°69°43%
- Sat83°66°23%
- Sun69°62°11%
- Mon71°60°12%
- Tue75°59°10%
- Wed82°61°26%
- Thu83°66°23%
- Fri80°68°23%
- Sat85°67°23%
- Sun85°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 — West Middleton
SPC has placed West Middleton 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 West Middleton
- 46979
- 46995