Forest, Indiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Forest weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Heavy Drizzle31%0.07″73°55°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm98%1.9″76°52°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Light Drizzle98%—69°59°-7°
- FridayJun 19Mostly Clear——70°55°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——72°53°+2°
- SundayJun 21Rain56%0.53″69°58°-3°
- MondayJun 22Overcast56%—70°56°+1°
AQI 22 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 12 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline).
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 4 PM.
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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 7:27 AM
- Moonset
- 10:34 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Forest at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 20°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 18 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
15-Day Forecast — Forest
- Tue73°55°31%
- Wed76°52°98%
- Thu69°59°98%
- Fri70°55°1%
- Sat72°53°9%
- Sun69°58°56%
- Mon70°56°56%
- Tue73°54°16%
- Wed77°57°11%
- Thu79°62°17%
- Fri85°64°17%
- Sat90°72°35%
- Sun90°74°52%
- Mon89°73°43%
- Tue90°72°37%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Forest
SPC has placed Forest in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Forest
- 46039