Matthews, Indiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Matthews weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Heavy Rain97%0.99″72°55°—
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast62%—70°62°-2°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——73°57°+3°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast16%—76°57°+3°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers77%3.3″62°56°-14°
- MondayJun 22Overcast77%—70°51°+8°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast——74°54°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 16 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 44. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~82%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 0.4 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 5
PM × Wind × Precip
PM scrubbed by 6 hours of recent rain — PM2.5 down to 5.2 µg/m³, PM10 to 5.7 µg/m³.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.91
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 6h in last 6h
- Pattern
- washed out
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 8:40 AM
- Moonset
- 11:20 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Matthews at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 7°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.
16-Day Forecast — Matthews
- Wed72°55°97%
- Thu71°62°62%
- Fri73°57°4%
- Sat76°57°16%
- Sun62°56°77%
- Mon70°51°77%
- Tue74°54°8%
- Wed76°58°12%
- Thu73°56°14%
- Fri67°58°34%
- Sat76°62°28%
- Sun77°61°61%
- Mon73°64°52%
- Tue79°63°64%
- Wed80°62°41%
- Thu77°64°28%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 17, 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 — Matthews
SPC has placed Matthews in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe 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 Matthews
- 46928
- 46957