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Cowan, Indiana Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Cowan, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 4:36 PM
81
°
Clear
Feels like
81°
Humidity
31%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Cowan, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastCowan, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 84°
Cowan, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    84°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    85°61°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Heavy Rain
    58%
    0.21″
    80°64°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    52%
    83°68°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.02″
    73°67°-10°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Overcast
    25%
    76°66°+3°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Overcast
    18%
    75°67°-1°
Cowan, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
218° · veering 101°
Direction
SW
218°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
10
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 5
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 5 · pk 13 @ 3:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2316SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Cowan, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
985.6
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.10 inHg
Now
985.6
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-1.1
mb
24h
-5.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 985990
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW989.6984.6984.6
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Cowan, IN
Air quality
28
AQI
Moderate
+5 in 6hPeak ~76 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 78 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
1μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
124μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
7.7

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 78 now. With UV 8.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 83 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 78
UV peak
8.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 83
Cowan, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
127.8mi
UNLIMITED
144 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
16:36 UTC ·Cowan, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 21696x21696 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
16:36 UTC ·Cowan, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Cowan, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Cowan, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Cowan, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:42 AM
Sunrise
6:13 AM
Daylight
14h 53m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Cowan, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
4:10 AM
Moonset
1:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Cowan, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Cowan at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 6°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 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 — Cowan

SPC has placed Cowan in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3MRGLMarginal Risk

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 Cowan

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.