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Weather in Forest, Indiana

Roses open on the Piedmont edge. Day 59 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest, IN
Sunday, May 17 at 1:35 AM
66
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
67°
Humidity
90%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Sunset
8:55 PM
Forest, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
59°
9p
55°
10p
50°
11p
48°
12a
47°
1a
46°
2a
45°
3a
48°
4a
45°
5a
46°
6a
46°
7a
52°
8a
56°
9a
53°
29%
10a
51°
35%
11a
55°
13%
12p
56°
1p
59°
2p
62°
3p
63°
4p
65°
5p
67°
6p
66°
7p
66°
8p
L 45°H 67°
Forest, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    May 16
    Rain
    47%
    74°60°
  2. Sunday
    May 17
    Overcast
    18%
    85°60°
  3. Monday
    May 18
    Light Drizzle
    62%
    82°62°
  4. Tuesday
    May 19
    Heavy Drizzle
    84%
    79°64°
  5. Wednesday
    May 20
    Light Drizzle
    84%
    64°50°
  6. Thursday
    May 21
    Overcast
    63°48°
  7. Friday
    May 22
    Light Rain
    20%
    59°52°
Forest, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
184° · veering 22°
Direction
S
184°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
11
mph
Peak 24h
35
avg 11
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 11 · pk 35 @ 7:00a
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 22° from the s.
Forest, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.9
-0.4 mb in 3h · falling · 29.00 inHg
Now
981.9
mb
3h
-0.4
mb
12h
0.0
mb
24h
+1.8
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 979984
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Forest, IN
Air quality
43
AQI
Good
PM 2.5
6.6 μg/m³
PM 10
7.2 μg/m³
NO₂
5.1 μg/m³
Ozone
81.0 μg/m³
UV Index
0.0 Low
Forest, IN
Almanac · Sunday, May 17
When the dew is on the grass, rain will never come to pass.
Civil dawn
9:58 AM
Sunrise
6:27 AM
Daylight
14h 28m
Sunset
8:55 PM
Civil dusk
1:27 AM
Planting note
Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.
Forest, IN
The moon
New Moon
0% illuminated
Moonrise
10:33 AM
Moonset
1:24 AM
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Forest, IN
Microseason · 28 of 72
May 16–20

Roses open on the Piedmont edge

insect
Jan 137% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Forest at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 5°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: 28 of 72, May 16–20
  • Planting window: Direct sow okra, melons, and southern peas. Thin carrot rows.

Right now in the garden

Warm-season window is open

As of May 17, the last spring frost has passed for most years. Transplant tomatoes, peppers, eggplants, basil, and cucurbits (cucumbers, squash, melons) now. Direct-sow beans and corn into warm soil.

ZIP codes in Forest

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.