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Winchester, Indiana Weather

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

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

Winchester, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:08 AM
85
°
Clear
Feels like
92°
Humidity
65%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Sunset
5:12 PM
Winchester, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWinchester, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 71 to 89 degrees Fahrenheit with a 32% chance of precipitation at 7 PM.
L 71°H 89°
Winchester, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Drizzle
    32%
    0.03″
    89°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Heavy Showers
    29%
    1.3″
    85°71°-4°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Light Drizzle
    43%
    79°67°-6°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°61°+1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°63°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Thunderstorm
    42%
    80°66°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    50%
    78°69°-2°
Winchester, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
213° · backing 24°
Direction
SSW
213°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
20
avg 7
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 7 · pk 20 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 301SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 24° from the ssw.
Winchester, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.4
+0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.4
mb
3h
+0.3
mb
12h
-0.3
mb
24h
-3.4
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.4977.1977.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Winchester, IN
Air quality
33
AQI
Good
-1 in 6hPeak ~61 @ 9 PM

AQI 33 (Good), driven by Ozone. Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.

PM 2.5Good
11.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
14μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
118μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
5.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 68 now. With UV 6.4 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 41 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 68
UV peak
6.4 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 41

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 14.3 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.82
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Winchester, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
53.6mi
UNLIMITED
74 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
15:08 UTC · Winchester, 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
15:08 UTC · Winchester, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Winchester, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Winchester, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Winchester, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:44 AM
Sunrise
2:16 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:12 PM
Civil dusk
9:46 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Winchester, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
81% illuminated
Moonrise
11:35 PM
Moonset
10:45 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Winchester, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Winchester at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 47394

16-Day Forecast — Winchester

  1. Sat89°72°32%
  2. Sun85°71°29%
  3. Mon79°67°43%
  4. Tue80°61°5%
  5. Wed82°63°5%
  6. Thu80°66°42%
  7. Fri78°69°50%
  8. Sat83°66°28%
  9. Sun72°60°10%
  10. Mon69°60°11%
  11. Tue73°59°16%
  12. Wed81°62°35%
  13. Thu82°66°23%
  14. Fri81°68°19%
  15. Sat84°66°30%
  16. Sun85°69°29%

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 — Winchester

SPC has placed Winchester 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 Winchester

  • 47394

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.