Florence, Indiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Florence weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 15Overcast——73°58°—
- TuesdayJun 16Overcast17%—81°56°+8°
- WednesdayJun 17T-storm w/ Hail33%0.04″84°59°+3°
- ThursdayJun 18Heavy Showers81%1.9″80°65°-4°
- FridayJun 19Light Drizzle33%—76°59°-4°
- SaturdayJun 20Overcast——76°55°0°
- SundayJun 21Thunderstorm34%0.29″78°58°+2°
AQI 38 (Good), driven by PM2.5. AQI up 7 over the last 6 hours (gradual rise). PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 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. Overcast through the UV peak window (cloud cover ~91%) — afternoon ozone should stay flat.
- Present
- AQI 33
- UV peak
- 0.0 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- overcast
- Projected peak
- AQI 4
PM × Wind × Precip
PM2.5 at 8.1 µg/m³ (AQI 45) with a 0.95 fine-to-coarse ratio and 2 mph wind — combustion smoke trapped in calm air, not road dust.
- PM2.5/PM10
- 0.95
- Wind
- calm
- 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).
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- Moonrise
- 7:28 AM
- Moonset
- 10:21 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Florence at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 9°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 9 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Florence
- Mon73°58°3%
- Tue81°57°17%
- Wed84°59°33%
- Thu80°65°81%
- Fri76°59°33%
- Sat76°55°4%
- Sun78°58°34%
- Mon72°57°49%
- Tue75°53°34%
- Wed71°58°16%
- Thu84°59°15%
- Fri87°70°29%
- Sat85°67°29%
- Sun87°66°29%
- Mon83°71°34%
- Tue80°66°41%
Forecast data from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0).
Right now in the garden
Peak growing season
As of June 16, 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 — Florence
SPC has placed Florence in the Slight Risk category for severe thunderstorms day after tomorrow.
- TODAYNONENo severe risk
- TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
- DAY 3SLGTSlight Risk
Scattered severe storms possible. A few tornadoes, hail, and damaging wind gusts possible.
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 Florence
- 47020