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Paxton, Indiana Weather

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

Paxton, IN
Thursday, June 4 at 9:16 PM
83
°
Clear
Feels like
80°
Humidity
34%
Wind
12 mph
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Sunset
9:11 PM
Paxton, IN
Hour by hour · 24h
24-Hour ForecastPaxton, IN: 24-hour forecast. Temperatures range from 62 to 86 degrees Fahrenheit.
L 62°H 86°
Paxton, IN
7-day forecast
  1. Today
    Jun 4
    Partly Cloudy
    84°57°
  2. Friday
    Jun 5
    Overcast
    86°62°+2°
  3. Saturday
    Jun 6
    Overcast
    19%
    84°70°-2°
  4. Sunday
    Jun 7
    Showers
    27%
    0.10″
    74°69°-10°
  5. Monday
    Jun 8
    Showers
    55%
    0.07″
    77°69°+3°
  6. Tuesday
    Jun 9
    Light Showers
    33%
    0.01″
    85°68°+8°
  7. Wednesday
    Jun 10
    Light Showers
    24%
    82°71°-3°
Paxton, IN
Anemometer · 24h winds · from true
NESW
From · True
S
179° · veering 98°
Direction
S
179°
Sustained
12
mph
Gust
14
mph
Peak 24h
16
avg 6
Beaufort · 3 · GENTLE 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 16 @ 6:00p
0102030MPHB1B2B3B4B5B6-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOWpk 2416SUSTGUST
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Light breeze veering 98° from the s.
Paxton, IN
Barometer · 24h pressure · mb
STORMRAINCHANGEFAIRDRY9901000101010201030
Pressure · mb
999.8
-1.1 mb in 3h · falling · 29.52 inHg
Now
999.8
mb
3h
-1.1
mb
12h
-5.3
mb
24h
-4.1
mb
Regime · STORM
STORM
RAIN
CHANGE
FAIR
DRY
24h · Pressure · mb
range 9991004
9909951000STORM|RAIN10051010RAIN|CHG1015CHG|FAIR10201025FAIR|DRY1030-21h-18h-15h-12h-9h-6h-3h-24hNOW1004.3998.8998.8
−24h−18h−12h−6hnow
Deep low still deepening — rough seas, strong wind, persistent rain.
Paxton, IN
Air quality
58
AQI
Moderate
+32 in 6hPeak ~81 @ 11 PM

Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. AQI up 32 in the last 6 hours — air quality is degrading. Levels should ease through evening.

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

PM 2.5Good
4.9μg/m³
PM 10Good
6μg/m³
NO₂Good
1μg/m³
OzoneDRIVERUnhealthy SG
133μg/m³
UV IndexModerate
4.0

What's driving it

Ozone × UV × Sky

Ozone at AQI 93 — peak already passed at 1 PM under clear skies. Levels should ease through evening.

Present
AQI 93
UV peak
3.4 at earlier today
Sky at peak
clear
Projected peak
AQI 93

PM × Wind × Precip

PM2.5 at 4.9 µg/m³, PM10 at 6.1 µg/m³ — typical background levels with no transport signature.

PM2.5/PM10
0.80
Wind
breezy
Recent rain
0h in last 6h
Pattern
background
Paxton, IN
Sky cover · visibility · 24h
Cloud cover
1%
CLEAR
100%0%−24h−18h−12h−6hnow

Visibility
114.0mi
UNLIMITED
121 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
21:16 UTC ·Paxton, 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
21:16 UTC ·Paxton, IN · NOAA NESDIS / STAR · 5-min cadence · 10000x6000 px
Paxton, IN
Satellite · infrared · animated
Paxton, IN
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IR · cloud-top temp© RainViewer · Carto
Paxton, IN
Almanac · Thursday, June 4
A summer fog for fair, a winter fog for rain.
Civil dawn
9:54 AM
Sunrise
6:24 AM
Daylight
14h 47m
Sunset
9:11 PM
Civil dusk
1:44 AM
Planting note
Harvest spring lettuce before it bolts. Sow heat-tolerant greens.
Paxton, IN
The moon
Waning Gibbous
82% illuminated
Moonrise
4:15 AM
Moonset
1:54 PM
In sign
♒︎ Aquarius
Paxton, IN
Microseason
Jun 1–5

Fireflies pulse through the magnolias

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Read this microseason across nine climate regions →

Paxton at a glance

  • Today vs. normal: 7°F above the seasonal normal for this latitude
  • Last frost: April 10 (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 — Paxton

SPC has placed Paxton in the General Thunderstorms category for severe thunderstorms tomorrow.

  • TODAYNONENo severe risk
  • TOMORROWTSTMGeneral Thunderstorms
  • DAY 3TSTMGeneral Thunderstorms

Thunderstorms possible. Not severe, but capable of producing lightning and brief heavy rain.

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 Paxton

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.