Pottawattamie Park, Indiana Weather
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Pottawattamie Park weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——87°58°—
- FridayJun 5Rain49%0.34″83°68°-4°
- SaturdayJun 6Drizzle68%—71°65°-12°
- SundayJun 7Heavy Drizzle12%—77°65°+6°
- MondayJun 8Showers33%0.08″74°63°-3°
- TuesdayJun 9Drizzle41%—78°66°+4°
- WednesdayJun 10Heavy Drizzle24%0.04″71°61°-7°
Ozone at AQI 500 now. AQI up 8 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 420 by mid-afternoon.
AVOID OUTDOORS Avoid outdoor exertion. Keep windows closed; use HEPA filtration indoors if available.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 500 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 420 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 500
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 420
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.87 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.87
- Wind
- light
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- stagnant smoke
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
- 4:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:43 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Pottawattamie Park at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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 — Pottawattamie Park
SPC has placed Pottawattamie Park in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- 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.