Observed 2:30 PM EDT at KIND

Homecroft, IN weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 7 mph11 km/hgusts 20 mph32 km/h; From the south. 35–7 mph11 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 5 PM
Air quality: 53Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.39 inHg1029 hPa; Falling · −0.07 inHg−2.3 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 9 PM
Low 46°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 70°21° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly 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 2p	Sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	40%	4
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	71%	4
Sat 4p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	80%	3
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	73%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	40%	67%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	40%	0
Sat 8p	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	51%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	55%	30%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	59%	57%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	64%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	69%	17%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	71%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	77%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	80%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	46°8° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	39%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	83%	40%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	40%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	55%	47%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	53%	3
Sun 1p	Mostly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	45%	54%	4
Sun 2p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	41%	50%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	80%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	39%	61%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	38%	70%	2
Sun 6p	Mostly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	41%	59%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	44%	34%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	30%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	59°15°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	60%	19%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	30%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	69%	47%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	59%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	54%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	61%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	68%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	80%	63%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	83%	63%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	83%	54%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	53%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	49%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 55°13°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	39%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 51°11° to 60°16°)	55°13°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	69%	41%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	61°16°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	48%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	65°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	50%	65%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	45%	69%	4

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 62°17° / 43°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 61°16°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
44°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 43°6°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 62°17° / 42°6°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  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
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 42°6°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph25 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 75°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 75. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
44°7°–50°10°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 61°16° / 42°6°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 49°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. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–53°12°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 42°6°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 76. South wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52. South southwest wind around 6 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
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 78°26°, low 52°11°. Typical 60°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  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, 53°12°
  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
47°8°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 41°5°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 78°26°, low 55°13°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  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
47°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
10 mph15 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 57°14°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Rain 0.05 in1.3 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.5 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°–77°25°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 58°14° / 40°4°. Rain 0.61 in15 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  60% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.2 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–72°22°
Low, likely
61°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 40°4°
Wind
19 mph30 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.51 in13 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 57°14°
  40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 55°13°
  40% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.14 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–71°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
18 mph29 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 75°, low 50°.
Rest of week
Highs 66–78°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

White River (IN) at Raymond Street in Indianapolis

5.1 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.6 ft
Flow: 65 cfs

Forecast peak 2.6 ft Sat 8 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Retention Pond in Marion County Indiana near Homecroft

0.9 mi

Level: 3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

Lick Creek (IN) near Beech Grove

2.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.1 ft

Reading from Sat 1 PM · NWS gauge page

Germania Creek at West Street (Retention pond)

4.3 mi

Level: 7.3 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 97

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 5
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, 3:00 PM–8:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Indianapolis International Airport · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1871–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

−4°−2°SunOct 18
+1°MonOct 19
+4°+2°TueOct 20
+6°+3°WedOct 21
+7°+4°ThuOct 22
+5°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 48 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 26 min less
Golden hour: 6:15–7:09 PM; Morning 7:47–8:41 AM
Blue hour: 7:09–7:20 PM; Morning 7:36–7:47 AM; first light 7:36 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–7:37 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:18 AM · rises 5:49 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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