Lewis, Indiana Weather
Heat settles and the rain begins. Day 89 of spring. Read this microseason across nine climate regions →
Lewis weather forecast — hour by hour, 7-day outlook, NOAA radar
- TodayJun 16Rain41%0.13″79°55°—
- WednesdayJun 17Thunderstorm94%1.4″85°59°+6°
- ThursdayJun 18Drizzle94%0.03″75°62°-10°
- FridayJun 19Overcast——76°57°+1°
- SaturdayJun 20Light Drizzle——79°55°+3°
- SundayJun 21Light Showers55%0.40″69°61°-10°
- MondayJun 22Overcast58%—70°60°+1°
AQI 24 (Good), driven by Ozone. AQI down 5 over the last 6 hours (gradual decline). Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
OK No precautions needed for the general population; unusually sensitive individuals may consider limiting prolonged outdoor exertion during the projected peak around 9 PM.
What's driving it
Ozone × UV × Sky
Ozone at AQI 43 now. With UV 4.5 peaking around 1 PM under clear skies, surface ozone likely climbs to AQI 26 around 1 PM.
- Present
- AQI 43
- UV peak
- 4.5 at 1 PM
- Sky at peak
- clear
- Projected peak
- AQI 26
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
- 7:36 AM
- Moonset
- 10:33 PM
- In sign
- ♋︎ Cancer
Heat settles and the rain begins
Lewis at a glance
- Today vs. normal: 4°F below the seasonal normal for this latitude
- Last frost: April 12 (climatological average for this latitude)
- Microseason: Jun 16–20
- Planting window: Stake and prune tomato suckers. Watch for squash vine borers.
16-Day Forecast — Lewis
- Tue78°55°41%
- Wed85°59°94%
- Thu75°62°94%
- Fri76°57°8%
- Sat79°55°5%
- Sun69°61°55%
- Mon70°60°58%
- Tue75°57°20%
- Wed79°64°12%
- Thu82°62°17%
- Fri84°70°18%
- Sat88°71°35%
- Sun91°74°39%
- Mon90°73°39%
- Tue92°74°33%
- Wed92°75°40%
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 — Lewis
SPC has placed Lewis in the Enhanced Risk category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.
- TODAYMRGLMarginal Risk
- TOMORROWENHEnhanced Risk
- DAY 3NONENo severe 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 Lewis
- 47858