Elkhart, Indiana Weather
Night falls a minute earlier. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Elkhart weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayAug 2Drizzle21%0.07″82°66°—
- MondayAug 3Mostly Clear——83°61°+1°
- TuesdayAug 4Clear——82°59°-1°
- WednesdayAug 5Overcast15%—82°58°0°
- ThursdayAug 6Thunderstorm49%0.18″81°64°-1°
- FridayAug 7Overcast25%—83°60°+2°
- SaturdayAug 8Drizzle20%0.05″87°68°+4°
AQI 39 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 2.7 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 8.
- Present
- AQI 31
- UV peak
- 2.7 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 8
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 7.8 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.97
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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).
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
- Moonrise
- 10:28 PM
- Moonset
- 10:49 AM
- In sign
- ♓︎ Pisces
Night falls a minute earlier
Elkhart at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Aug 1–5
- Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
ZIP codes: 46514, 46516, 46517
16-Day Forecast — Elkhart
- Sun82°66°21%
- Mon83°61°0%
- Tue82°59°0%
- Wed82°58°15%
- Thu81°64°49%
- Fri83°60°25%
- Sat87°68°20%
- Sun92°72°20%
- Mon82°67°23%
- Tue80°65°25%
- Wed88°69°25%
- Thu90°70°28%
- Fri92°75°29%
- Sat88°67°29%
- Sun84°62°16%
- Mon84°66°23%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Elkhart
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 — Elkhart
SPC includes Elkhart in the general thunderstorm area today — no severe risk, but storms are possible.
- TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- 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 Elkhart
Elkhart sits in Elkhart County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 12m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 9m — a swing of +6h 4m 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 133 miles to the S. The nearest town Elkhart tracks is South Bend, roughly 16 miles to the W.
Air quality in Elkhart’s county has held roughly steady since 2020; its cleanest year on record was 2020 (median AQI 42). See the full air-quality history for Elkhart.
ZIP codes in Elkhart
- 46514
- 46517
- 46516
- 46515