Hammond, Indiana Weather
Solstice approaches — longest light. Day 86 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Hammond weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 13Overcast39%—85°63°—
- SundayJun 14Heavy Drizzle41%0.04″71°60°-14°
- MondayJun 15Overcast——75°58°+4°
- TuesdayJun 16Heavy Drizzle55%—79°62°+4°
- WednesdayJun 17Showers77%0.57″73°62°-6°
- ThursdayJun 18Overcast77%—67°60°-6°
- FridayJun 19Clear——73°59°+6°
AQI 35 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI down 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 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
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 9.4 µg/m³ (AQI 52) with a 0.98 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.98
- 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).
Cut your thistles before St. John, you will have two instead of one.
- Moonrise
- 3:26 AM
- Moonset
- —
- In sign
- ♉︎ Taurus
Solstice approaches — longest light
Hammond at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 10°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 26 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 11–15
- Planting window: Prune spring-blooming shrubs after flowers fade.
15-Day Forecast — Hammond
- Sat85°63°39%
- Sun71°60°41%
- Mon75°58°1%
- Tue79°62°55%
- Wed73°62°77%
- Thu67°60°77%
- Fri73°59°6%
- Sat78°59°19%
- Sun69°64°24%
- Mon66°60°26%
- Tue77°59°10%
- Wed77°65°13%
- Thu81°69°16%
- Fri71°61°23%
- Sat70°58°39%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Live wind & temperature near Hammond
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 13, 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 — Hammond
SPC has placed Hammond in the Marginal Risk category for severe thunderstorms today.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWNONENo severe risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Hammond
- 46394
- 46323
- 46320
- 46327
- 46324
- 46325