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Lake of the Woods, Indiana Weather

Night falls a minute earlier. Day 43 of summer. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake of the Woods weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar

Lake of the Woods, IN
Sunday, August 2 at 11:01 AM
73
°
Partly Cloudy
Feels like
73°
Humidity
80%
Wind
13 mph
Sunrise
2:41 AM
Sunset
5:01 PM
Lake of the Woods, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLake of the Woods, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 61 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 61°H 81°
Lake of the Woods, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Aug 2
    Rain
    25%
    0.22″
    81°66°
  2. Monday
    Aug 3
    Mostly Clear
    82°61°+1°
  3. Tuesday
    Aug 4
    Clear
    81°60°-1°
  4. Wednesday
    Aug 5
    Overcast
    14%
    82°59°+1°
  5. Thursday
    Aug 6
    Thunderstorm
    57%
    0.07″
    81°64°-1°
  6. Friday
    Aug 7
    Overcast
    32%
    82°60°+1°
  7. Saturday
    Aug 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    19%
    0.01″
    88°69°+6°
Lake of the Woods, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
N
007° · backing 82°
Direction
N
007°
Sustained
13
mph
Gust
22
mph
Peak 24h
33
avg 12 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 12 mph · pk 33 mph @ 12:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 235SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Sustained 13 mph with gusts pulsing to 22 — flags snap, branches bend.
Lake of the Woods, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
981.0
+1.9 mb in 3h · rising · 28.97 inHg
Now
981.0
mb
3h
+1.9
mb
12h
+2.8
mb
24h
+2.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 977981
970975980985-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW981.0977.3981.0
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Lake of the Woods, IN
Air quality
36
AQI
Good
+3 in 6hPeak ~46 @ 9 PM

AQI 36 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points). PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 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.

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
10.4μg/m³
PM 10Good
11μg/m³
NO₂Good
2μg/m³
OzoneModerate
76μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
3.5

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 36. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~70%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.

Present
AQI 36
UV peak
4.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
overcast
Projected peak
AQI 10

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 10.4 µg/m³, PM10 at 10.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Lake of the Woods, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
52%
PARTLY CLOUDY
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
38.1mi
UNLIMITED
40 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
15:01 UTC · Lake of the Woods, 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
15:01 UTC · Lake of the Woods, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Lake of the Woods, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Lake of the Woods, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Lake of the Woods, IN
Almanac · Sunday, August 2
Red sky at night, sailor's delight.
Civil dawn
6:10 AM
Sunrise
2:41 AM
Daylight
14h 20m
Sunset
5:01 PM
Civil dusk
9:33 PM
Planting note
Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.
Lake of the Woods, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
84% illuminated
Moonrise
10:29 PM
Moonset
10:50 AM
In sign
♓︎ Pisces
Lake of the Woods, IN
Microseason
Aug 1–5

Night falls a minute earlier

celestial
Jan 159% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Lake of the Woods at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Aug 1–5
  • Planting window: Sow fall peas. Start kale and collard seedlings for fall.

16-Day Forecast — Lake of the Woods

  1. Sun81°66°25%
  2. Mon82°61°0%
  3. Tue81°60°0%
  4. Wed82°59°14%
  5. Thu81°64°57%
  6. Fri82°60°32%
  7. Sat88°69°19%
  8. Sun91°72°19%
  9. Mon81°66°18%
  10. Tue78°66°24%
  11. Wed88°69°24%
  12. Thu90°70°28%
  13. Fri91°74°29%
  14. Sat85°67°29%
  15. Sun83°62°16%
  16. Mon84°66°23%

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 — Lake of the Woods

SPC includes Lake of the Woods 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 Lake of the Woods

Lake of the Woods sits in Marshall County, where the year’s longest day runs 15h 10m of daylight and its shortest just 9h 11m — a swing of +6h 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 114 miles to the S. The nearest town Lake of the Woods tracks is South Bend, roughly 18 miles to the N.

ZIP codes in Lake of the Woods

  • 46506

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.