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Laurel, Indiana Weather

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

Laurel, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 8:01 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
82°
Humidity
26%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Sunset
9:04 PM
Laurel, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastLaurel, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 83 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 59°H 83°
Laurel, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Mostly Clear
    83°53°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    83°59°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    29%
    82°68°-1°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Heavy Drizzle
    37%
    80°68°-2°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    23%
    0.06″
    75°68°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    24%
    0.06″
    79°67°+4°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Drizzle
    16%
    0.01″
    81°68°+2°
Laurel, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
198° · backing 83°
Direction
SSW
198°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 4
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 4 · pk 13 @ 8:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2013SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Laurel, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.0
-1.2 mb in 3h · falling · 29.32 inHg
Now
993.0
mb
3h
-1.2
mb
12h
-4.0
mb
24h
-4.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.7991.9991.9
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Laurel, IN
Air quality
48
AQI
Moderate
+23 in 6hPeak ~70 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 23 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
1.1μg/m³
PM 10Good
2μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
121μg/m³
UV IndexHigh
6.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 73 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 73
UV peak
5.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 73
Laurel, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
0%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
143.1mi
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
20:01 UTC ·Laurel, 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
20:01 UTC ·Laurel, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Laurel, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Laurel, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Laurel, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:43 AM
Sunrise
6:14 AM
Daylight
14h 50m
Sunset
9:04 PM
Civil dusk
1:37 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Laurel, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:07 AM
Moonset
1:43 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Laurel, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Laurel at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 13 (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 — Laurel

SPC has placed Laurel 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 Laurel

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.