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

Butler, IN
Friday, June 5 at 6:32 AM
62
°
Clear
Feels like
60°
Humidity
69%
Wind
6 mph
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Sunset
9:09 PM
Butler, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastButler, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 59 to 85 degrees Fahrenheit with a 25% chance of precipitation at 8 PM.
L 59°H 85°
Butler, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    16%
    85°59°
  2. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Drizzle
    54%
    83°68°-2°
  3. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Drizzle
    24%
    81°65°-2°
  4. Monday
    Jun 8
    Heavy Drizzle
    30%
    0.07″
    72°64°-9°
  5. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    57%
    0.11″
    77°67°+5°
  6. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Foggy
    38%
    89°64°+12°
  7. Thursday
    Jun 11
    Light Drizzle
    18%
    92°73°+3°
Butler, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
SW
222° · backing 141°
Direction
SW
222°
Sustained
6
mph
Gust
17
mph
Peak 24h
18
avg 6
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 6 · pk 18 @ 5:00a
010203040MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6B7B8-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 3714SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze backing 141° from the sw.
Butler, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
984.2
+0.8 mb in 3h · rising · 29.06 inHg
Now
984.2
mb
3h
+0.8
mb
12h
-1.5
mb
24h
-5.3
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 984991
9809859909951000STORM|RAIN-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW991.3984.3985.2
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low — expect rough seas, strong wind, and persistent rain.
Butler, IN
Air quality
49
AQI
Good
-55 in 6h

AQI 49 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 55 over the last 6 hours — air quality is improving sharply. Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion.

PM 2.5Good
4.8μg/m³
PM 10Good
5μg/m³
NO₂Good
13μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERModerate
67μg/m³
UV IndexLow
0.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 32 now. With UV 3.3 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 14 by mid-afternoon.

Present
AQI 32
UV peak
3.3 at 1 PM
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 14

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.8 µg/m³ (AQI 27) with a 0.89 fine-to-coarse ratio and 6 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.

PM2.5/PM10
0.89
Wind
light
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
stagnant smoke
Butler, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
2%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
49.1mi
UNLIMITED
117 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
06:32 UTC ·Butler, 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
06:32 UTC ·Butler, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Butler, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Butler, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Butler, IN
Almanac · Friday, June 5
The higher the clouds, the finer the weather.
Civil dawn
9:34 AM
Sunrise
6:06 AM
Daylight
15h 03m
Sunset
9:09 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Butler, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
79% illuminated
Moonrise
4:44 AM
Moonset
2:42 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Butler, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies rise from the lawn

fungi
Jan 143% of the yearDec 31

Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Butler at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 12°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 25 (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 — Butler

SPC has placed Butler 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.

ZIP codes in Butler

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.