Observed 3:15 PM EDT at KFKR

Crawfordsville, IN weather

Sunny and 70°21°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 70°21°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; 35–6 mph10 km/h through 3 AM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.37 inHg1028 hPa; Falling · −0.05 inHg−1.7 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (72°22° then, 70°21° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 71°22° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 74°23° by 2 PM · 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 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	75%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	36%	78%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	35%	81%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	37%	82%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 59°15° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	80%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	55%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	57%	73%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	64%	34%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	69%	4%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	0%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	40%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	89%	30%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	37%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	43%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	37%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	66°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	47%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	66%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	76%	3
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 71°22° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	65%	2
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	61%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 67°19° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	38%	50%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	44%	54%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	50%	32%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 57°14° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	64%	47%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	66%	42%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	71%	62%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	61%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	56%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	68%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	67%	0
Mon 4a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	80%	60%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	59%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	53%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	83%	57%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	35%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 55°13°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	37%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	63%	60%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	63%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	70%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	72%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	74°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	74°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	38%	82%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. South wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–47°8°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 75°24°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 2 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South wind around 7 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 78.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–78°26°
Low, likely
53°12°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  60% chance · 0.11 in2.7 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 57°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  60% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 70°21°
  50% chance · 0.08 in1.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6.1 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°–75°24°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph62 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.63 in16 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°11°
  40% chance · 0.16 in3.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.13 in3.4 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
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–63°17°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 40 mph65 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 65–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IND) (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

Big Raccoon Creek at Cecil M. Harden Lake

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 659 ft

Forecast peak 659 ft Sat 4 PM

Reading from Sat 2:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (IN) at Crawfordsville

0.8 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.0 ft
Flow: 44 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (IN) near Thorntown

13 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 2:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.9 ft
Flow: 6 cfs

Reading from Sat 2:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 18Typical 116

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 7
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 4:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Crawfordsville 6 SE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1982–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−9°−5°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
±0°TueOct 20
+4°+2°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
+5°+3°SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 6:17–7:12 PM; Morning 7:50–8:45 AM
Blue hour: 7:12–7:22 PM; Morning 7:40–7:50 AM; first light 7:40 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–6 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:21 AM · rises 5:52 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Crawfordsville. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

Crawfordsville, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Big Raccoon Creek at Cecil M. Harden Lake

Sugar Creek (IN) at Crawfordsville

Sugar Creek (IN) near Thorntown

Big Raccoon Creek near Fincastle

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