Cedar Lake, Indiana Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 88 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Cedar Lake weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——73°53°—
- TuesdayJun 16Thunderstorm47%0.02″74°56°+1°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hvy Hail92%0.53″75°53°+1°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle87%—67°57°-8°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle——72°55°+5°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——70°53°-2°
- SundayJun 21Light Drizzle43%0.04″65°60°-5°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
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 44 — peak already passed at 1 PM under partly cloudy skies. Levels should ease through evening.
- Present
- AQI 44
- UV peak
- 2.2 at earlier today
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 44
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).
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
- Moonrise
- 5:16 AM
- Moonset
- 8:42 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Solstice approaches — longest light
Cedar Lake at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 73°F — typical for the season
- Last frost: April 24 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Cedar Lake
- Mon73°53°1%
- Tue74°56°47%
- Wed75°53°92%
- Thu67°57°87%
- Fri72°55°6%
- Sat70°53°8%
- Sun65°60°43%
- Mon68°60°45%
- Tue66°61°13%
- Wed78°57°11%
- Thu79°62°17%
- Fri78°60°10%
- Sat73°58°30%
- Sun78°62°29%
- Mon76°62°29%
- Tue66°59°32%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 15, 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 — Cedar Lake
SPC has placed Cedar Lake in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWMRGLMarginal Risk
- DAY 3ENHEnhanced Risk
Numerous severe storms likely. Tornadoes, large hail, and damaging wind gusts possible across the area. Track NWS warnings if storms develop.
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 Cedar Lake
- 46303