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Wheatland, Indiana Weather

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

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

Wheatland, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:27 PM
86
°
Mostly Clear
Feels like
99°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Wheatland, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWheatland, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 72 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 23% chance of precipitation at 1 AM.
L 72°H 88°
Wheatland, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Heavy Drizzle
    14%
    0.04″
    88°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Drizzle
    23%
    0.03″
    85°72°-3°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    28%
    79°68°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    81°64°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    10%
    84°64°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Overcast
    29%
    88°69°+4°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Thunderstorm
    44%
    91°75°+3°
Wheatland, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · veering 76°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
7
mph
Peak 24h
26
avg 5
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 5 · pk 26 @ 11:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wheatland, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
998.7
-1.0 mb in 3h · falling · 29.49 inHg
Now
998.7
mb
3h
-1.0
mb
12h
-0.5
mb
24h
-2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991001
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1001.1998.6998.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Wheatland, IN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
-3 in 6hPeak ~67 @ 11 PM

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
8.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
120μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.9

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 71 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 60 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 71
UV peak
8.9 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 60

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wheatland, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
44%
MOSTLY CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.7mi
UNLIMITED
51 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
18:27 UTC · Wheatland, 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
18:27 UTC · Wheatland, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wheatland, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wheatland, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wheatland, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:59 AM
Sunrise
2:30 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wheatland, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
11:42 PM
Moonset
10:57 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wheatland, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

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Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wheatland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 8 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47597

16-Day Forecast — Wheatland

  1. Sat88°70°14%
  2. Sun85°72°23%
  3. Mon79°68°28%
  4. Tue81°64°10%
  5. Wed84°64°10%
  6. Thu88°69°29%
  7. Fri91°75°44%
  8. Sat80°68°35%
  9. Sun76°58°15%
  10. Mon75°57°7%
  11. Tue77°58°12%
  12. Wed80°58°10%
  13. Thu84°63°19%
  14. Fri84°67°23%
  15. Sat78°70°25%
  16. Sun75°66°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 — Wheatland

SPC has placed Wheatland 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 Wheatland

  • 47597

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.