Observed 7:53 PM EDT at KMIE

New Castle, IN weather

Clear and 55°13°.

Forecasts agree

Now 55°13°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 6 mph10 km/h through 8 AM
Dew point: 44°7°; Comfortable
UV tomorrow: 4Moderate; Moderate 12–5 PM · peak 4

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

2°1° cooler than this time yesterday (57°14° then, 55°13° now)

Good hours for

Low 44°7° tomorrow at 8 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM
High 70°21° tomorrow at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tomorrow night after 9 PM

TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 60°16° by 11 AM · Clear
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday afternoonUp to 73°23° by 4 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 8p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	57%	12%	0
Sat 9p	Mostly clear	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	62%	33%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	66%	57%	0
Sat 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	69%	60%	0
Sun 12a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	71%	59%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	77%	42%	0
Sun 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	77%	12%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	80%	2%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	89%	1%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	42°6°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	93%	1%	0
Sun 9a	Sunny	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	86%	26%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	47%	1
Sun 11a	Mostly sunny	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	55%	56%	2
Sun 12p	Mostly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	50%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	70%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	74%	4
Sun 3p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	62%	4
Sun 4p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	65%	3
Sun 5p	Mostly sunny	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	42%	68%	2
Sun 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	71%	1
Sun 7p	Mostly clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	48%	59%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	55%	58%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	66%	38%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	71%	50%	0
Sun 11p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	50%	0
Mon 12a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 54°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	77%	48%	0
Mon 1a	Mostly clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	57%	0
Mon 2a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	80%	62%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	61%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	65%	0
Mon 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	64%	0
Mon 6a	Mostly clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	83%	59%	0
Mon 7a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	79%	51%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	49%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly sunny	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	77%	51%	0
Mon 10a	Partly sunny	57°14° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	63%	60%	1
Mon 11a	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	50%	65%	2
Mon 12p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	47%	77%	3
Mon 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	47%	84%	4
Mon 2p	Cloudy	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from WSW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	44%	86%	4
Mon 3p	Partly sunny	72°22° (likely 70°21° to 72°22°)	72°22°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from W, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	44%	83%	3
Mon 4p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from WNW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	43%	65%	3
Mon 5p	Partly sunny	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from NW, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	43%	69%	2
Mon 6p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	77%	1
Mon 7p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 63°17° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from N, gusts 3 mph6 km/h	52%	89%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 44°7°. Typical 62°17° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Tonight: Mostly clear. Low around 44, with temperatures rising to around 46 overnight. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
62°17° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph20 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly clear, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 70. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
45°7°–46°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 38°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 60°16° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 62°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Southwest wind around 3 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
70°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 12 mph19 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 49°9°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  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 71. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Southeast wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–50°10°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 15 mph24 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 52°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 74. South wind 2 to 6 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 50. South southwest wind around 3 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 50°10°. Typical 59°15° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 62°17°
  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 76. Southwest wind 3 to 8 mph.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
72°22°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 37°3°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Mostly sunny. High 76°24°, low 52°11°. Typical 59°15° / 36°2°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 76.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
48°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 36°2°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Mostly cloudy. High 74°23°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 74°23°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 2pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 74. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
69°21°–77°25°
Low, likely
51°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 30 mph48 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 59°15°. Typical 58°14° / 36°2°. Rain 0.45 in11 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.25 in6.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.08 in2.1 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.04 in1.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 60°15°
  40% chance · 0.2 in5 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°–69°21°
Low, likely
57°14°–64°18°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 36°2°
Wind
22 mph36 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 57°14° / 35°2°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.12 in3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 55°13°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1.1 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
65°18°–69°21°
Low, likely
38°3°–60°16°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 35°2°
Wind
23 mph37 km/h, gusts 35 mph57 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 44°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 46°.
Monday
Dry, high 73°, low 46°, warming up.
Rest of week
Highs 67–76°; 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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Flatrock River near Raleigh

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Whitewater River near Economy

15 mi

Level: 3.1 ft

Reading from Sat 6:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Big Blue River (IN) at Carthage

16 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 0.7 ft
Flow: 50 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

White River (IN) at Muncie

20 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.1 ft
Flow: 33 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:30 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 84% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 114

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 10
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 44°F).

Open the windows?

Sun, 11:00 AM–8:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

NEW CASTLE 3 SW · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1949–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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

−4°−2°MonOct 19
+1°±0°TueOct 20
+3°+2°WedOct 21
+4°+2°ThuOct 22
+3°+2°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24
—SunOct 25

New Castle 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 27 min less
Golden hour: 6:11–7:06 PM; Morning 7:44–8:39 AM
Blue hour: 7:06–7:16 PM; Morning 7:34–7:44 AM; first light 7:34 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 2–7:35 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

98% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:15 AM · rises 5:46 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

New Castle, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Flatrock River near Raleigh

Whitewater River near Economy

Big Blue River (IN) at Carthage

White River (IN) at Muncie

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