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Zionsville, Indiana Weather

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

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

Zionsville, IN
Saturday, July 4 at 2:02 PM
87
°
Clear
Feels like
93°
Humidity
57%
Wind
8 mph
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Zionsville, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastZionsville, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 70 to 88 degrees Fahrenheit with a 50% chance of precipitation at 10 PM.
L 70°H 88°
Zionsville, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jul 4
    Light Rain
    50%
    0.11″
    88°72°
  2. Sunday
    Jul 5
    Overcast
    20%
    83°70°-5°
  3. Monday
    Jul 6
    Thunderstorm
    24%
    75°67°-8°
  4. Tuesday
    Jul 7
    Clear
    79°59°+4°
  5. Wednesday
    Jul 8
    Overcast
    82°62°+3°
  6. Thursday
    Jul 9
    T-storm w/ Hail
    42%
    0.02″
    82°70°
  7. Friday
    Jul 10
    Light Drizzle
    45%
    83°71°+1°
Zionsville, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
WSW
250° · veering 29°
Direction
WSW
250°
Sustained
8
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
23
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 23 @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 306SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 29° from the wsw.
Zionsville, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
983.5
-0.4 mb in 3h · steady · 29.04 inHg
Now
983.5
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
-0.6
mb
24h
-2.2
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 983986
975980985990-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW985.7982.8983.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Zionsville, IN
Air quality
42
AQI
Good
+7 in 6hPeak ~78 @ 11 PM

AQI 42 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 103 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
11.5μg/m³
PM 10Good
13μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
131μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.6

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 90 now. With UV 8.6 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 103 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 90
UV peak
8.6 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 103

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 11.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 12.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.91
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Zionsville, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
16%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
65.6mi
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
18:02 UTC · Zionsville, 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
18:02 UTC · Zionsville, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Zionsville, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Zionsville, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Zionsville, IN
Almanac · Saturday, July 4
If the first of July be rainy weather, 'twill rain more or less for four weeks together.
Civil dawn
5:50 AM
Sunrise
2:21 AM
Daylight
14h 56m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:51 PM
Planting note
Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.
Zionsville, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
80% illuminated
Moonrise
11:40 PM
Moonset
10:51 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Zionsville, IN
Microseason
Jul 1–5

Cicadas claim the scorching afternoon

bird
Jan 151% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Zionsville at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 15°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 16 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jul 1–5
  • Planting window: Harvest early potatoes. Begin drying onions on the surface.

ZIP code: 46077

16-Day Forecast — Zionsville

  1. Sat88°72°50%
  2. Sun83°70°20%
  3. Mon75°67°24%
  4. Tue79°59°5%
  5. Wed82°62°7%
  6. Thu82°70°42%
  7. Fri83°71°45%
  8. Sat75°63°25%
  9. Sun72°55°12%
  10. Mon74°57°14%
  11. Tue74°55°13%
  12. Wed78°60°26%
  13. Thu81°60°20%
  14. Fri83°67°29%
  15. Sat76°69°26%
  16. Sun73°66°48%

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 — Zionsville

SPC has placed Zionsville 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 Zionsville

  • 46052
  • 46077
  • 46075

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.