Observed 10:55 AM EDT at KMQJ

Maxwell, IN weather

Sunny and 60°15°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 60°15°

Sunny

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the south. 35–5 mph8 km/h through 11 PM
Dew point: 52°11°; Comfortable
UV index: 2Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 73Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Steady over the last 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (62°17° then, 60°15° now)

Good hours for

High 71°22° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonUp to 71°22° by 4 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 48°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 56°13° by 10 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 11a	Sunny	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	8%	2
Sat 12p	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	58%	48%	3
Sat 1p	Mostly sunny	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	50%	39%	4
Sat 2p	Mostly sunny	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	43%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	42%	74%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	76%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	39%	76%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 64°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	42%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	50%	52%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	62%	46%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	69%	33%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	47%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	77%	20%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	10%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	2%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	3%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from ESE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	93%	8%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 8a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	93%	44%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	93%	16%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	51%	1
Sun 11a	Sunny	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	65%	37%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	54%	47%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	49%	73%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	70%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	39%	61%	4
Sun 4p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	39%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	37%	80%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	42%	72%	1
Sun 7p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 62°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	70%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	56%	29%	0
Sun 9p	Mostly clear	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	67%	30%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	74%	54%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	40%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	56%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	54%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	74%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	59%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	86%	51%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	51%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	89%	47%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	48%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	55%	0
Mon 9a	Sunny	51°11° (likely 46°8° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	32%	0
Mon 10a	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)	56°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	74%	39%	1

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 43°6°. Typical 62°17° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 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 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy. Low around 43, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
67°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 48°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 45. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
43°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 61°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. South southwest wind around 2 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
45°7°–49°9°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 62°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 70. Southeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–52°11°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 74. South southeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 6 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 19 mph30 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–55°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 64°18°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  50% chance · 0.05 in1.4 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°–78°26°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 22 mph36 km/h
UV peak
2
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 69°21°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.07 in1.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.5 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
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–61°16°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 56°13°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 62°16°
  40% chance · 0.21 in5.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.26 in6.5 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
58°14°–71°22°
Low, likely
51°11°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
2

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 71°, low 43°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 45°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; 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

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Brandywine Creek in Indiana at Greenfield

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.8 ft

Reading from Sat 9:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Fall Creek (IN) near Fortville

8.6 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.7 ft
Flow: 77 cfs

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (central) at New Palestine

12 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 18 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Fall Creek (IN) at Geist Reservoir

12 mi

Level: 784 ft

Reading from Sat 9:45 AM · 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 18Typical 108

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 8
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 52°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 12:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

GREENFIELD · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1903–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−8°−5°SunOct 18
−3°−2°MonOct 19
+2°+1°TueOct 20
+5°+3°WedOct 21
+6°+3°ThuOct 22
+6°+3°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Maxwell 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 27 min less
Golden hour: 6:13–7:07 PM; Morning 7:46–8:40 AM
Blue hour: 7:07–7:18 PM; Morning 7:35–7:46 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 11 PM–7:36 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:48 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Maxwell, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Brandywine Creek in Indiana at Greenfield

Fall Creek (IN) near Fortville

Sugar Creek (central) at New Palestine

Fall Creek (IN) at Geist Reservoir

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