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

Stanford, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 7:39 PM
80
°
Clear
Feels like
83°
Humidity
46%
Wind
7 mph
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Sunset
9:08 PM
Stanford, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastStanford, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 81 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 81°
Stanford, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Overcast
    80°58°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    82°62°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Light Drizzle
    26%
    80°65°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Light Showers
    32%
    0.03″
    77°68°-3°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    48%
    0.05″
    72°69°-5°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Heavy Drizzle
    34%
    82°68°+10°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    26%
    0.02″
    77°70°-5°
Stanford, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SSW
204° · veering 51°
Direction
SSW
204°
Sustained
7
mph
Gust
9
mph
Peak 24h
14
avg 4
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 4 · pk 14 @ 7:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2411SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
A whisper of wind — leaves barely shift on the trees.
Stanford, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
992.6
-0.1 mb in 3h · steady · 29.31 inHg
Now
992.6
mb
3h
-0.1
mb
12h
-2.6
mb
24h
-3.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 992996
9859909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW996.3992.2992.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Stanford, IN
Air quality
43
AQI
Moderate
+14 in 6hPeak ~79 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 14 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). Levels should ease through evening.

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
129μg/m³
UV IndexVery high
8.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 86 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 86
UV peak
7.6 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 86

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.7 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.8 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.81
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Stanford, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
84.8mi
UNLIMITED
89 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
19:39 UTC ·Stanford, 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
19:39 UTC ·Stanford, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Stanford, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Stanford, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Stanford, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:51 AM
Sunrise
6:21 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:08 PM
Civil dusk
1:41 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Stanford, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
83% illuminated
Moonrise
4:12 AM
Moonset
1:51 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Stanford, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

plant
Jan 142% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Stanford at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 4°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 11 (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 — Stanford

SPC has placed Stanford in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • 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 Stanford

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.