Anderson, Indiana Weather
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Anderson weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 5Overcast——85°61°—
- SaturdayJun 6Heavy Rain74%0.61″90°70°+5°
- SundayJun 7Light Drizzle74%—77°67°-13°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers40%0.04″75°65°-2°
- TuesdayJun 9Light Showers45%0.09″80°67°+5°
- WednesdayJun 10Light Drizzle42%—85°70°+5°
- ThursdayJun 11Thunderstorm24%—92°72°+7°
AQI 43 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 44 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 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.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 33 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 15 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 3.3 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 15
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 6.5 µg/m³ (AQI 36) with a 0.93 fine-to-coarse ratio and 5 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.93
- Wind
- light
- 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).
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
- Moonrise
- 4:43 AM
- Moonset
- 2:49 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies pulse through the magnolias
Anderson at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°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 5, 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 — Anderson
SPC has placed Anderson 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.