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Prairie Creek, Indiana Weather

Sun climbs to its northern throne. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Prairie Creek, IN
Saturday, June 13 at 4:28 AM
63
°
Clear
Feels like
65°
Humidity
92%
Wind
3 mph
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Sunset
5:17 PM
Prairie Creek, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPrairie Creek, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 84 degrees Fahrenheit with a 36% chance of precipitation at 9 PM.
L 62°H 84°
Prairie Creek, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 13
    Heavy Rain
    36%
    0.89″
    84°62°
  2. Sunday
    Jun 14
    Drizzle
    31%
    0.03″
    74°62°-10°
  3. Monday
    Jun 15
    Light Drizzle
    76°57°+2°
  4. Tuesday
    Jun 16
    Light Showers
    24%
    78°58°+2°
  5. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Showers
    58%
    0.06″
    80°64°+2°
  6. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Drizzle
    65%
    0.14″
    76°67°-4°
  7. Friday
    Jun 19
    Overcast
    24%
    76°60°
Prairie Creek, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
176° · backing 134°
Direction
S
176°
Sustained
3
mph
Gust
6
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 6
Beaufort · 1 · LIGHT AIR
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 6 · pk 13 @ 8:00a
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 307SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Prairie Creek, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
996.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.43 inHg
Now
996.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
+0.3
mb
24h
+3.5
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993997
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW997.1992.9996.4
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Prairie Creek, IN
Air quality
24
AQI
Good
-19 in 6h

AQI 24 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 19 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
9.6μg/m³
PM 10Good
10μg/m³
NO₂Moderate
41μg/m³
OzoneGood
13μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 9.6 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.96
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Prairie Creek, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
12%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
24.9mi
UNLIMITED
88 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
08:28 UTC · Prairie Creek, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · up to 10848 px
Continental US · GOES-19 ABI
CONUS Sector · Visible · GeoColor
GOES-19 CONUS Visible · GeoColor
Daytime true-color, blue-light/IR sandwich at night
08:28 UTC · Prairie Creek, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Prairie Creek, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Prairie Creek, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Prairie Creek, IN
Almanac · Saturday, June 13
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
Civil dawn
5:52 AM
Sunrise
2:22 AM
Daylight
14h 55m
Sunset
5:17 PM
Civil dusk
9:50 PM
Planting note
Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
Prairie Creek, IN
The moon
Waning Crescent
4% illuminated
Moonrise
4:35 AM
Moonset
In sign
♉︎ Taurus
Prairie Creek, IN
Microseason
Jun 11–15

Sun climbs to its northern throne

plant
Jan 145% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Prairie Creek at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 13°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 11–15
  • Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.

15-Day Forecast — Prairie Creek

  1. Sat84°62°36%
  2. Sun74°62°31%
  3. Mon76°57°0%
  4. Tue78°58°24%
  5. Wed80°64°58%
  6. Thu76°67°65%
  7. Fri76°60°24%
  8. Sat77°55°25%
  9. Sun79°62°30%
  10. Mon78°65°29%
  11. Tue81°60°16%
  12. Wed82°65°22%
  13. Thu85°67°23%
  14. Fri77°62°23%
  15. Sat74°53°32%

Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).

Right now in the garden

Peak growing season

As of June 13, 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 — Prairie Creek

SPC has placed Prairie Creek in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.

  • TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Prairie Creek

  • 47869
  • 47850

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.