Wheeler, Indiana Weather
Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 14 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Wheeler weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJul 4Light Rain79%0.16″84°69°—
- SundayJul 5Foggy22%—74°65°-10°
- MondayJul 6Overcast——73°63°-1°
- TuesdayJul 7Overcast——80°63°+7°
- WednesdayJul 8Light Drizzle11%—81°60°+1°
- ThursdayJul 9Drizzle28%0.07″71°62°-10°
- FridayJul 10Partly Cloudy29%—80°61°+9°
AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
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 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 10 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 10
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.92
- Wind
- light
- 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
- 10:46 PM
- Moonset
- 9:53 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Cicadas claim the afternoon
Wheeler at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 70°F — typical for the season
- 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: 46393
15-Day Forecast — Wheeler
- Sat85°70°79%
- Sun74°65°22%
- Mon73°63°6%
- Tue80°63°3%
- Wed81°60°11%
- Thu71°62°28%
- Fri80°61°29%
- Sat82°64°18%
- Sun77°66°9%
- Mon88°67°12%
- Tue72°65°13%
- Wed74°61°17%
- Thu79°58°39%
- Fri79°66°32%
- Sat72°62°15%
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 — Wheeler
SPC has placed Wheeler 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 Wheeler
- 46393
- 46342