Prairieton, Indiana Weather
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Prairieton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——75°59°—
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Rain79%0.40″81°55°+6°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail87%—81°57°0°
- ThursdayJun 18T-storm w/ Hail87%0.63″79°60°-2°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——75°55°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°55°+1°
- SundayJun 21Drizzle40%0.09″67°62°-9°
AQI 25 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI flat over the last 6 hours (within ±4 points). PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 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 during the projected peak around 7 PM.
What's driving it
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 5.9 µg/m³ (AQI 33) with a 0.94 fine-to-coarse ratio and 3 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.94
- Wind
- calm
- 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
- 6:25 AM
- Moonset
- 9:33 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Sun climbs to its northern throne
Prairieton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Prairieton
- Mon75°59°3%
- Tue81°55°79%
- Wed81°57°87%
- Thu79°60°87%
- Fri75°55°7%
- Sat76°55°7%
- Sun67°62°40%
- Mon73°61°42%
- Tue71°54°22%
- Wed78°56°15%
- Thu82°60°9%
- Fri85°69°19%
- Sat89°72°39%
- Sun91°74°33%
- Mon86°71°31%
- Tue84°66°52%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Prairieton
SPC has placed Prairieton in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced 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 Prairieton
- 47870
- 47802