Observed 4:10 PM CDT at KVPZ

Chesterton, IN weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 5 mph7 km/h; From the southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 4 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 3Moderate; Moderate 12–3 PM · peak 3
Air quality: 71Moderate; Main pollutant: Ozone
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−1.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM
High 73°23° tomorrow at 2 PM

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 66°19° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 2 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 50°10° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonNear 65°18° · Mostly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	53%	1
Sat 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	79%	0
Sat 6p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	75%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	50%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	70%	67%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	76%	41%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	79%	39%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	80%	18%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h	84%	11%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	85%	3%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	86%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	27%	0
Sun 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	86%	63%	0
Sun 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	85%	78%	0
Sun 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	80%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	86%	78%	0
Sun 8a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	82%	88%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	69%	80%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	60%	77%	2
Sun 11a	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	52%	84%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	84%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	42%	78%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	41%	78%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	40%	65%	2
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	40%	64%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	44%	59%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 62°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	50%	75%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	80%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	64%	77%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	66%	67%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	68%	79%	0
Sun 11p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	70%	66%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	28%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	75%	29%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	78%	62%	0
Mon 3a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	79%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	82%	67%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	83%	50%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	85%	75%	0
Mon 7a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	71%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	80%	69%	1
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	73%	61%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	68%	70%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NNW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	66%	73%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	85%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	67%	82%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	80%	2

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny. High near 73, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
51°11°–53°12°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 56°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 56.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 54.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 74°23°).
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
54°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph23 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 57°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–59°15°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph41 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 70°21°, low 58°14°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  30% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 60°16°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.46 in12 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°20°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
57°14°–61°16°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
21 mph34 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 51°11°. Typical 55°13° / 35°2°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  40% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
61°16°–68°20°
Low, likely
41°5°–60°16°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 35°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
1

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 65°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (LOT) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter

2.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 54 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Portage-Burns Waterway at Portage (Lake Michigan outlet)

6.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso

9.3 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.2 ft
Flow: 9 cfs

Reading from Sat 4 PM · NWS gauge page

Deep River (IN) at Hobart

11 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.5 ft
Flow: 26 cfs

Reading from Sat 3:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 1
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 5:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Wanatah 2 Wnw · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1961–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 2°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

—SunOct 18
−4°−2°MonOct 19
—TueOct 20
—WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+7°+4°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Chesterton weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
Golden hour: 5:14–6:10 PM; Morning 6:53–7:49 AM
Blue hour: 6:10–6:21 PM; Morning 6:42–6:53 AM; first light 6:42 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–3 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:23 AM · rises 4:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking north from Chesterton. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,400 ft, 29 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Chesterton, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter

Portage-Burns Waterway at Portage (Lake Michigan outlet)

Salt Creek (IN) at Valparaiso

Deep River (IN) at Hobart

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon