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Big Lake, Indiana Weather

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

Big Lake, IN
Sunday, August 2 at 10:59 AM
70
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
70°
Humidity
87%
Wind
14 mph
Sunrise
2:38 AM
Sunset
4:57 PM
Big Lake, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastBig Lake, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 80 degrees Fahrenheit with a 22% chance of precipitation at 10 AM.
L 61°H 80°
Big Lake, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Light Rain
    60%
    0.17″
    80°64°
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Clear
    82°61°+2°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Clear
    81°60°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Overcast
    84°60°+3°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    T-storm w/ Hail
    57%
    84°68°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Overcast
    40%
    84°60°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Drizzle
    23%
    89°68°+5°
Big Lake, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
005° · backing 129°
Direction
N
005°
Sustained
14
mph
Gust
25
mph
Peak 24h
32
avg 10 mph
Beaufort · 4 · MOD 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 10 mph · pk 32 mph @ 2:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 257SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 14 mph with gusts pulsing to 25 — flags snap, branches bend.
Big Lake, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
977.2
+1.2 mb in 3h · rising · 28.86 inHg
Now
977.2
mb
3h
+1.2
mb
12h
+1.3
mb
24h
-0.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 974977
965970975980-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW975.8973.9975.7
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Big Lake, IN
Air quality
34
AQI
Good
-3 in 6h

AQI 34 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5Good
4.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
3μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERGood
60μg/m³
UV IndexLow
1.1
Big Lake, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
54%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
30.8mi
UNLIMITED
44 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
14:59 UTC · Big Lake, 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
14:59 UTC · Big Lake, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Big Lake, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Big Lake, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Big Lake, IN
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
6:08 AM
Sunrise
2:38 AM
Daylight
14h 19m
Sunset
4:57 PM
Civil dusk
9:30 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
Big Lake, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
10:26 PM
Moonset
10:47 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Big Lake, IN
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Night falls a minute earlier

celestial
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Big Lake at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

16-Day Forecast — Big Lake

  1. Sun80°64°60%
  2. Mon82°61°0%
  3. Tue81°60°0%
  4. Wed84°60°6%
  5. Thu84°68°57%
  6. Fri84°60°40%
  7. Sat89°68°23%
  8. Sun91°72°18%
  9. Mon87°67°17%
  10. Tue82°65°24%
  11. Wed90°69°24%
  12. Thu92°70°27%
  13. Fri93°74°27%
  14. Sat89°67°27%
  15. Sun86°61°17%
  16. Mon87°66°18%

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

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of August 2, 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 — Big Lake

SPC includes Big Lake in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3NONENo severe risk

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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.

Sun & seasons in Big Lake

Big Lake sits in Noble County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 9m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 11m — a swing of +5h 58m between the June and December solstices. Clocks spring forward on Sunday, March 8, 2026 and fall back on Sunday, November 1, 2026.

Indianapolis, the state’s largest city, lies about 109 miles to the SSW. The nearest town Big Lake tracks is Fort Wayne, roughly 22 miles to the SE.

ZIP codes in Big Lake

  • 46725
  • 46701

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.