Chesterton, Indiana Weather
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Chesterton weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 4Overcast——86°58°—
- FridayJun 5Showers39%0.17″84°68°-2°
- SaturdayJun 6Light Showers68%—82°67°-2°
- SundayJun 7Showers16%—82°67°0°
- MondayJun 8Light Showers33%0.03″74°65°-8°
- TuesdayJun 9Heavy Drizzle40%—86°68°+12°
- WednesdayJun 10Drizzle26%0.01″80°63°-6°
Ozone at AQI 100 now. AQI up 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84 by mid-afternoon.
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 100 now. With UV 8.9 peaking around 1 PM under partly cloudy skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 84 by mid-afternoon.
- Present
- AQI 100
- UV peak
- 8.9 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- partly cloudy
- Projected peak
- AQI 84
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 4.5 µg/m³, PM10 at 5.0 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.90
- Wind
- breezy
- Recent rain
- 0h in last 6h
- Pattern
- background
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
- 4:22 AM
- Moonset
- 1:44 PM
- In sign
- ♒︎ Aquarius
Fireflies rise from the lawn
Chesterton at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 11°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (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 — Chesterton
SPC has placed Chesterton in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- 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.