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Wooster, Indiana Weather

Cicadas claim the afternoon. Day 15 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Wooster, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 11:52 PM
71
°
Overcast
Feels like
76°
Humidity
90%
Wind
5 mph
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Sunset
5:19 PM
Wooster, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastWooster, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 69 to 78 degrees Fahrenheit with a 43% chance of precipitation at 5 PM.
L 69°H 78°
Wooster, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Rain
    43%
    0.10″
    85°70°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Light Rain
    43%
    0.10″
    78°69°-7°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Overcast
    29%
    81°66°+3°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Overcast
    80°58°-1°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Mostly Clear
    82°62°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    Showers
    49%
    0.04″
    80°68°-2°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Drizzle
    43%
    0.06″
    78°64°-2°
Wooster, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
NW
321° · backing 106°
Direction
NW
321°
Sustained
5
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 4
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 4 · pk 18 @ 1:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 208SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Wooster, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.7
+0.6 mb in 3h · rising · 28.99 inHg
Now
981.7
mb
3h
+0.6
mb
12h
-1.8
mb
24h
-1.7
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 981986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.5980.9982.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Wooster, IN
Air quality
48
AQI
Good
-16 in 6h

AQI 48 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 16 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.2μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~100%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 4

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.2 µg/m³ (AQI 46) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.93
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Wooster, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
98%
OVERCAST
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
28.1mi
UNLIMITED
56 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
03:52 UTC · Wooster, 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
03:52 UTC · Wooster, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Wooster, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Wooster, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Wooster, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:43 AM
Sunrise
2:15 AM
Daylight
15h 04m
Sunset
5:19 PM
Civil dusk
9:53 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Wooster, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
76% illuminated
Moonrise
12:01 AM
Moonset
11:54 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Wooster, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the afternoon

fish
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Wooster at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 71°F — typical for the season
  • Last frost: April 23 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

16-Day Forecast — Wooster

  1. Sat85°70°43%
  2. Sun78°69°43%
  3. Mon81°66°29%
  4. Tue80°58°4%
  5. Wed82°62°7%
  6. Thu80°68°49%
  7. Fri78°64°43%
  8. Sat77°60°22%
  9. Sun75°58°8%
  10. Mon77°57°9%
  11. Tue81°59°9%
  12. Wed79°66°30%
  13. Thu79°61°32%
  14. Fri82°62°33%
  15. Sat88°71°35%
  16. Sun80°68°30%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of July 5, 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 — Wooster

SPC has placed Wooster 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 Wooster

  • 46562

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.