Trail Creek at Michigan City
11 mi- Level
- 2.0 ft
- Flow
- 45 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:30 PM · NWS gauge page
Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KPPO
La Porte, IN weather
Sunny and 68°20°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 8 PM.
Today: low 45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°), high 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°).
Now 68°20°
Sunny
- Wind
- 5 mph8 km/h
- From the south-southeast. About 5 mph8 km/h through 2 AM
- Dew point
- 45°7°
- Comfortable
- UV index
- 3Moderate
- Moderate until 3 PM · peak 4
- Air quality
- 65Moderate
- Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
- Pressure
- 30.4 inHg1029 hPa
- Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.2 hPa in 3 h
Next 2 hours
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
Next 48 hours
About the same as this time yesterday (70°21° then, 68°20° now)
Good hours for
This afternoonNear 68°20° · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 63°17° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 71°22° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 65°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 45% | 76% | 3 |
| Sat 3p | Mostly cloudy | 69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 40% | 48% | 2 |
| Sat 4p | Mostly cloudy | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 40% | 34% | 1 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°) | 67°19° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 45% | 64% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 64°18° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 52% | 69% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 60°16° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 60°16° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 62% | 70% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°) | 55°13° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 74% | 69% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Mostly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 77% | 61% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 80% | 48% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Partly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 83% | 33% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Clear | 50°10° (likely 50°10° to 51°11°) | 49°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 86% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Clear | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 89% | 5% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Mostly clear | 48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°) | 47°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 89% | 22% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly clear | 47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 46°8° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 89% | 25% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly clear | 46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 93% | 47% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Partly cloudy | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 93% | 49% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 60% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Mostly sunny | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 44°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h | 93% | 72% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Mostly sunny | 47°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 45°7° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 93% | 70% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Mostly sunny | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°) | 53°12° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 80% | 82% | 1 |
| Sun 10a | Partly sunny | 58°14° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°) | 58°14° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h | 69% | 76% | 2 |
| Sun 11a | Partly sunny | 63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°) | 63°17° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 58% | 72% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 52% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 44% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 70°21° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h | 42% | 79% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h | 39% | 77% | 2 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 71°22° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°) | 71°22° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 39% | 73% | 2 |
| Sun 5p | Partly sunny | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°) | 69°21° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 44% | 67% | 1 |
| Sun 6p | Clear | 66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°) | 66°19° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h | 50% | 42% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 62°17° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 60% | 73% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°) | 57°14° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 69% | 69% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Cloudy | 56°13° (likely 55°13° to 56°13°) | 56°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph10 km/h | 72% | 67% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°) | 54°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h | 74% | 65% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Partly cloudy | 53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°) | 53°12° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 77% | 73% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Partly cloudy | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°) | 52°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 80% | 69% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Partly cloudy | 51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°) | 51°11° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h | 80% | 73% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Partly cloudy | 50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°) | 50°10° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h | 83% | 68% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Partly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 83% | 59% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Partly cloudy | 49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h | 83% | 62% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Partly cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 86% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 86% | 72% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Partly sunny | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°) | 47°8° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h | 89% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Partly sunny | 49°9° (likely 47°8° to 54°12°) | 49°9° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 2 mph3 km/h | 89% | 75% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Partly sunny | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 55°13° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 77% | 73% | 1 |
| Mon 10a | Partly sunny | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h | 67% | 69% | 2 |
| Mon 11a | Partly sunny | 65°18° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°) | 65°18° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h | 60% | 57% | 2 |
| Mon 12p | Mostly cloudy | 68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°) | 68°20° | 0% | 0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 53% | 59% | 3 |
| Mon 1p | Cloudy | 69°21° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°) | 69°21° | 0% | 5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 5 mph8 km/h | 51% | 79% | 3 |
Days ahead
Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly cloudy, 55°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Mostly clear, 46°8°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Partly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 43°6°–45°7°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 7 mph12 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
- UV peak
- 4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Mostly sunny, 47°8°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 71°22°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 57°14°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 48°9°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind around 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 68°20°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 44°7°–47°8°
- Typical high / low
- 58°14° / 41°5°
- Wind
- 7 mph10 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 49°9°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Mostly clear, 55°13°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 51°10°Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. West wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 67°19°–71°22°
- Low, likely
- 46°8°–50°10°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°11°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 67°19°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
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 69.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
- High, likely
- 65°18°–69°21°
- Low, likely
- 49°9°–51°11°
- Typical high / low
- 57°14° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 54°12°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Sunny, 69°21°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Partly cloudy, 60°15°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Clear, 56°13°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 53.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
- High, likely
- 66°19°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 50°10°–55°13°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 40°4°
- Wind
- 11 mph18 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Partly sunny, 58°14°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Clear, 62°17°Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Partly cloudy, 58°14°Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–59°15°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph46 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 59°15°Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Mostly sunny, 73°23°Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Cloudy, 63°17°Dry
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 73.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
- High, likely
- 71°22°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 53°12°–58°14°
- Typical high / low
- 56°13° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 13 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 71°22°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.07 in1.8 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 58°15°20% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Cloudy, 73°23°30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 68°20°40% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Drizzle, 60°16°50% chance · 0.13 in3.3 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
- 69°21°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 51°11°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 39°4°
- Wind
- 14 mph23 km/h, gusts 26 mph42 km/h
- UV peak
- 2
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 68°20°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.8 in20 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Drizzle, 62°17°50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 68°20°40% chance · 0.13 in3.2 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Showers, 63°17°40% chance · 0.53 in13 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Showers, 53°11°40% chance · 0.08 in2 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
- 64°18°–74°23°
- Low, likely
- 57°14°–61°16°
- Typical high / low
- 55°13° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 19 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
- UV peak
- 3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Cloudy, 51°11°40% chance
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Drizzle, 54°12°40% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Drizzle, 50°10°40% chance · 0.31 in7.9 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
- 59°15°–70°21°
- Low, likely
- 40°4°–60°16°
- Typical high / low
- 54°12° / 38°3°
- Wind
- 17 mph27 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
- UV peak
- 1
The outlook
Today
Dry, high 69°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 47°.
Monday
Dry, high 70°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 63–74°; chance of precipitation on Saturday, Sunday.
Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IWX) (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
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Rivers
NOAA river gauges within 25 mi
Trail Creek at Michigan City Harbor
13 mi- Level
- 6.1 ft
Reading from Sat 12:40 PM · NWS gauge page
Kankakee River at Davis
15 mi- Level
- 6.1 ft
- Flow
- 522 cfs
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Kankakee River at Crumstown
16 mi- Level
- 4.4 ft
Reading from Sat 11 AM · NWS gauge page
For your home
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
Heating this week
About 84% 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 45°F).
Open the windows?
Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM
Good stretch to open the windows.
Is this typical?
LAPORTE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026
Oct 24, today vs a typical year
Today’s expected high is 11°6° warmer than typical.
- Normal high / low
- 58°14° / 41°5°
- Forecast high / low
- 69°21° / 45°7°
- Record high
- 82°28° in 1899
- Record low
- 25°−4° in 1981
Last 7 days vs normal
On average 3°1° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
- −3°−2°SunOct 18
- ±0°MonOct 19
- +4°+2°TueOct 20
- +5°+3°WedOct 21
- +8°+4°ThuOct 22
- +2°+1°FriOct 23
- —SatOct 24
La Porte weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sun & moon
Sun
Sunrise 7:09 AM, sunset 5:52 PM.
- Daylight
- 10 h 43 min
- Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 33 min less
- Golden hour
- 5:13–6:09 PM
- Morning 6:51–7:48 AM
- Blue hour
- 6:09–6:20 PM
- Morning 6:41–6:51 AM; first light 6:41 AM
Stars tonight? Fair
Mostly clear 12–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.
Moon
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing
- Today
- sets 5:22 AM · rises 4:49 PM
- Full moon
- Oct 25
- New moon
- Nov 9
