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Richland, Indiana Weather

Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 90 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

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

Richland, IN
Tuesday, June 16 at 11:51 PM
66
°
Clear
Feels like
67°
Humidity
79%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Sunset
3:12 PM
Richland, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRichland, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 85°
Richland, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 16
    Light Drizzle
    23%
    79°58°
  2. Wednesday
    Jun 17
    Overcast
    14%
    85°62°+6°
  3. Thursday
    Jun 18
    Thunderstorm
    52%
    0.51″
    83°66°-2°
  4. Friday
    Jun 19
    Drizzle
    22%
    0.03″
    80°64°-3°
  5. Saturday
    Jun 20
    Overcast
    82°61°+2°
  6. Sunday
    Jun 21
    T-storm w/ Hail
    62%
    0.01″
    83°64°+1°
  7. Monday
    Jun 22
    Overcast
    75%
    78°60°-5°
Richland, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
214° · backing 137°
Direction
SW
214°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
13
mph
Peak 24h
17
avg 5
Beaufort · 2 · LIGHT 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 5 · pk 17 @ 7:00p
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 4218SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 137° from the sw.
Richland, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
993.5
-0.7 mb in 3h · falling · 29.34 inHg
Now
993.5
mb
3h
-0.7
mb
12h
-4.8
mb
24h
-7.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9931000
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW999.8992.5992.5
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Richland, IN
Air quality
44
AQI
Good
-17 in 6h

AQI 44 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 17 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.

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

PM 2.5Good
5.3μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
9μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
66μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 31 now. With UV 0.0 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 5 around 1 PM.

Present
AQI 31
UV peak
0.0 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
partly cloudy
Projected peak
AQI 5

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 5.3 µg/m³ (AQI 29) with a 0.96 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

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

Visibility
37.9mi
UNLIMITED
100 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
04:51 UTC · Richland, 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
04:51 UTC · Richland, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · up to 10000 px
Richland, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Richland, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Richland, IN
Almanac · Tuesday, June 16
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
4:55 AM
Sunrise
12:25 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
3:12 PM
Civil dusk
8:45 PM
Planting note
Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
Richland, IN
The moon
Waxing Crescent
6% illuminated
Moonrise
7:55 AM
Moonset
10:18 PM
In sign
♋︎ Cancer
Richland, IN
Microseason
Jun 16–20

Heat settles and the rain begins

bird
Jan 146% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Richland at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 11°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 4 (climatological average for this latitude)
  • Microseason: Jun 16–20
  • Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.

16-Day Forecast — Richland

  1. Tue79°58°23%
  2. Wed85°62°14%
  3. Thu83°66°52%
  4. Fri80°64°22%
  5. Sat82°61°3%
  6. Sun83°64°62%
  7. Mon78°60°75%
  8. Tue82°57°9%
  9. Wed81°65°5%
  10. Thu85°66°11%
  11. Fri88°66°18%
  12. Sat92°70°42%
  13. Sun93°73°42%
  14. Mon91°73°55%
  15. Tue94°73°48%
  16. Wed89°72°42%

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 — Richland

SPC has placed Richland in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Richland

  • 47634

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.