Patoka, Indiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Patoka weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 17Light Drizzle25%0.01″86°60°—
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Showers70%0.59″80°65°-6°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——78°60°-2°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——82°64°+4°
- SundayJun 21T-storm w/ Hail78%—80°62°-2°
- MondayJun 22Overcast78%—75°57°-5°
- TuesdayJun 23Overcast——79°57°+4°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI up 18 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Ozone at AQI 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 61 — peak already passed at 1 PM under overcast skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 61
- UV peak
- 4.4 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 61
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.5 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.85
- Wind
- windy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 7:55 AM
- Moonset
- 10:21 PM
- In sign
- ♌︎ Leo
Heat settles and the rain begins
Patoka at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 8°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 6 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Patoka
- Wed86°60°25%
- Thu80°65°70%
- Fri78°60°2%
- Sat82°64°7%
- Sun80°62°78%
- Mon75°57°78%
- Tue79°57°9%
- Wed82°64°7%
- Thu81°65°13%
- Fri75°65°31%
- Sat82°68°32%
- Sun84°68°42%
- Mon84°69°52%
- Tue82°68°61%
- Wed83°67°45%
- Thu80°69°37%
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 — Patoka
SPC has placed Patoka in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYENHEnhanced Risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- 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 Patoka
- 47666