Chili, Indiana Weather
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Chili weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 3Partly Cloudy——82°48°—
- ThursdayJun 4Overcast——85°57°+3°
- FridayJun 5Light Drizzle37%—80°64°-5°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers79%—78°66°-2°
- SundayJun 7Overcast54%—82°65°+4°
- MondayJun 8Light Drizzle14%—82°62°0°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Drizzle17%—79°69°-3°
Ozone at AQI 53 now. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 53 now. With UV 0.6 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 9 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 53
- UV peak
- 0.6 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 9
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.81 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.81
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
Trends
Seven days of AQI and PM2.5.
Hourly air-quality data from the Copernicus Atmosphere Monitoring Service, charted across the past and next several days. Dashed lines mark the AQI breakpoints at 50 (Good → Moderate) and 100 (Moderate → Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 3:39 AM
- Moonset
- 12:39 PM
- In sign
- ♑︎ Capricorn
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Chili at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 21 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 1–5
- Planting window: Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 3, 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 — Chili
SPC has placed Chili in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
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.