Observed 4:35 PM EDT at KGWB

Merriam, IN weather

Sunny and 64°18°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 64°18°

Sunny

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 5 AM
Dew point: 48°9°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Air quality: 69Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.4 inHg1029 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.02 inHg−0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

5°3° cooler than this time yesterday (70°21° then, 64°18° now)

Good hours for

Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 44°7° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon

TonightDown to 45°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 4 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 72°22° by 3 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 5p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	49%	46%	2
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 61°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	52%	43%	1
Sat 7p	Partly cloudy	62°17° (likely 56°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	60%	35%	0
Sat 8p	Partly cloudy	58°14° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	57%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	49%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	25%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	89%	9%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	89%	2%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	2%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	1%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Mostly clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	47%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 44°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	96%	47%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	100%	68%	0
Sun 10a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	60%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	81%	2
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	60%	75%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	54%	80%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	78%	4
Sun 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	75%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	46%	75%	2
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	76%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	51%	75%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	62%	0
Sun 8p	Mostly clear	60°16° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	52%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	75%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	80%	76%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	71%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	64%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	83%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	58%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	86%	43%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	89%	83%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	76%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	62%	0
Mon 8a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 43°6° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	64%	0
Mon 9a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 44°7° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	89%	60%	0
Mon 10a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	68%	1
Mon 11a	Partly sunny	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	67%	52%	2
Mon 12p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 64°18° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	60%	64%	3
Mon 1p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	53%	73%	3
Mon 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	49%	83%	3
Mon 3p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	46%	88%	3
Mon 4p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 69°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	46%	82%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 45°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 44. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
65°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
43°6°–44°7°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–46°8°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°10°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72. West wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 72°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 72.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 57°14° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers before 8pm. Mostly clear, with a low around 51.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–74°23°
Low, likely
51°11°–55°13°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 37°3°
Wind
16 mph25 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly 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: Mostly sunny, with a high near 74.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
66°19°–76°24°
Low, likely
49°9°–55°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
2
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 72°22°
  30% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  40% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 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
62°17°–76°24°
Low, likely
46°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.52 in13 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.15 in3.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 64°18°
  40% chance · 0.24 in6 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  40% chance · 0.23 in5.8 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
55°13°–62°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Rain 0.62 in16 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3.2 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  30% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 50°10°
  30% chance · 0.16 in4.1 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
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
41°5°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 72°, low 48°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–74°; chance of precipitation on 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.

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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 20Typical 121

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 11
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 48°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 6:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

Columbia City · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1963–2026

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).

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

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 44 min; Losing 2 min 30 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 6:09–7:04 PM; Morning 7:46–8:42 AM
Blue hour: 7:04–7:15 PM; Morning 7:35–7:46 AM; first light 7:35 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

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

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:16 AM · rises 5:45 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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