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Riverwood, Indiana Weather

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

Riverwood, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 5:35 AM
61
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
74%
Wind
2 mph
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Riverwood, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastRiverwood, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 55 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 55°H 85°
Riverwood, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    85°55°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    18%
    86°63°+1°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Showers
    69%
    81°64°-5°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    69%
    84°68°+3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Light Showers
    18%
    79°69°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Drizzle
    21%
    0.06″
    73°69°-6°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    24%
    0.09″
    79°69°+6°
Riverwood, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
174° · backing 176°
Direction
S
174°
Sustained
2
mph
Gust
8
mph
Peak 24h
13
avg 3
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 3 · pk 13 @ 9:00a
01020MPHB1B2B3B4B5-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 155SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 176° from the s.
Riverwood, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.0
+1.5 mb in 3h · rising · 29.29 inHg
Now
992.0
mb
3h
+1.5
mb
12h
-2.1
mb
24h
-3.0
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992999
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW998.8991.8994.0
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
The low is filling — pressure climbing out of storm territory.
Riverwood, IN
Air quality
46
AQI
Good
-28 in 6h

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust. AQI down 28 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply.

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

PM 2.5DRIVERGood
8.0μg/m³
PM 10Good
9μg/m³
NO₂Good
15μg/m³
OzoneModerate
73μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 34 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 34
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 15

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 8.0 µg/m³ (AQI 44) with a 0.92 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.92
Wind
calm
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Riverwood, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
44.8mi
UNLIMITED
142 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
05:35 UTC ·Riverwood, 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
05:35 UTC ·Riverwood, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Riverwood, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Riverwood, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Riverwood, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:45 AM
Sunrise
6:15 AM
Daylight
14h 54m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Riverwood, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
87% illuminated
Moonrise
4:13 AM
Moonset
1:45 PM
In sign
♑︎ Capricorn
Riverwood, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Riverwood at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 14°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 17 (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 — Riverwood

SPC has placed Riverwood in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Riverwood

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.