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Maxwell, Indiana Weather

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias. Day 77 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Maxwell, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 3:44 AM
65
°
Clear
Feels like
62°
Humidity
53%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
9:06 PM
Maxwell, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastMaxwell, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 56 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 56°H 86°
Maxwell, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 3
    Partly Cloudy
    80°51°
  2. Thursday
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°56°+6°
  3. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°63°
  4. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    65%
    81°62°-5°
  5. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    65%
    83°67°+2°
  6. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    18%
    80°68°-3°
  7. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Drizzle
    19%
    0.05″
    73°68°-7°
Maxwell, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SE
136° · veering 60°
Direction
SE
136°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
15
avg 5
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 5 · pk 15 @ 11:00p
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 167SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 60° from the se.
Maxwell, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
988.6
-0.3 mb in 3h · steady · 29.19 inHg
Now
988.6
mb
3h
-0.3
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-2.9
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 988995
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW994.5988.4988.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Maxwell, IN
Air quality
50
AQI
Good
0 in 6h

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±3 points).

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
7.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
17μg/m³
OzoneModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 7 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 7

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 7.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 8.6 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.90
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Maxwell, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
63.6mi
UNLIMITED
137 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
03:44 UTC ·Maxwell, 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
03:44 UTC ·Maxwell, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Maxwell, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Maxwell, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Maxwell, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 51m
Sunset
9:06 PM
Civil dusk
1:40 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Maxwell, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:11 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Maxwell, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Maxwell at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 15 (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 — Maxwell

SPC has placed Maxwell in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

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.

ZIP codes in Maxwell

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.