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Rensselaer, Indiana Weather

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

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

Rensselaer, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 5:28 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
36%
Wind
10 mph
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Sunset
8:16 PM
Rensselaer, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRensselaer, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 65 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 65°H 85°
Rensselaer, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    86°56°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Drizzle
    44%
    0.06″
    86°65°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Showers
    71%
    84°68°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    47%
    83°68°-1°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    32%
    0.33″
    72°67°-11°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    39%
    83°66°+11°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Drizzle
    25%
    75°70°-8°
Rensselaer, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
206° · veering 84°
Direction
SSW
206°
Sustained
10
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 6 · pk 16 @ 4:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3318SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 84° from the ssw.
Rensselaer, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
995.8
-2.4 mb in 3h · falling rapidly · 29.41 inHg
Now
995.8
mb
3h
-2.4
mb
12h
-4.1
mb
24h
-6.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 993999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.2993.2993.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Rensselaer, IN
Air quality
35
AQI
Moderate
+6 in 6hPeak ~84 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 83 now. AQI up 6 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101 by mid-afternoon.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.7μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
127μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.8

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 83 now. With UV 9.1 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 101 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 83
UV peak
9.1 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 101

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.9 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Rensselaer, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
107.6mi
UNLIMITED
141 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
17:28 UTC ·Rensselaer, 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
17:28 UTC ·Rensselaer, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Rensselaer, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Rensselaer, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Rensselaer, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:46 AM
Sunrise
5:17 AM
Daylight
14h 59m
Sunset
8:16 PM
Civil dusk
1:50 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Rensselaer, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:21 AM
Moonset
1:47 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Rensselaer, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Rensselaer at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 9°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 22 (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 — Rensselaer

SPC has placed Rensselaer 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.

ZIP codes in Rensselaer

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.