Observed 3:15 AM CDT at KMGC

Pottawattamie Park, IN weather

Clear and 50°10°, 10°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Forecasts agree

Now 50°10°

Clear

Wind: Calm; Up to 5 mph8 km/h through 3 PM
Dew point: 43°6°; Comfortable
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 11 AM–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.38 inHg1029 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.6 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

Low 46°8° today at 7 AM
Above 60°16° today by 11 AM
High 68°20° today at 2 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM

TonightNear 48°9° · Clear
This morningUp to 62°17° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
This afternoonNear 66°19° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 68°20° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 53°12° by 2 AM · 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 3a	Mostly clear	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	83%	18%	0
Sat 4a	Mostly clear	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	9%	0
Sat 5a	Mostly clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph20 km/h	89%	10%	0
Sat 6a	Clear	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	89%	13%	0
Sat 7a	Partly sunny	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h	93%	22%	0
Sat 8a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 15 mph23 km/h	89%	31%	0
Sat 9a	Partly sunny	54°12° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h	74%	32%	1
Sat 10a	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 17 mph27 km/h	69%	67%	2
Sat 11a	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 15 mph24 km/h	60%	80%	3
Sat 12p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h	54%	79%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	50%	78%	4
Sat 2p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	47%	75%	4
Sat 3p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	69%	3
Sat 4p	Mostly cloudy	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	47%	61%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	52%	69%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	56%	67%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 57°14° to 61°16°)	61°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	62%	76%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	57°14°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	72%	70%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	58%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	74%	50%	0
Sat 11p	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	77%	18%	0
Sun 1a	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	16%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	80%	21%	0
Sun 3a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	53%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	60%	0
Sun 5a	Cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	83%	69%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	57%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	86%	60%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	62%	0
Sun 9a	Partly sunny	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	64%	1
Sun 10a	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	64%	69%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	58%	64%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	52%	69%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	49%	63%	3
Sun 2p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 69°21° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	63%	3
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	49%	59%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	51%	55%	1
Sun 5p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	55%	66%	1
Sun 6p	Cloudy	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	60%	67%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	61°16° (likely 58°14° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	67%	68%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	72%	76%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	78%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	75%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	72%	79%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	74%	75%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	77%	69%	0

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 48°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 46. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–49°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
10 mph17 km/h, gusts 22 mph35 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 51°11°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. South wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–51°11°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 53°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
62°17°–67°19°
Low, likely
48°9°–54°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
9 mph15 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 65°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 53°12°
  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, 55°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–68°20°
Low, likely
50°10°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 53.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 70°21°).
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
52°11°–56°13°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 54°12°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–72°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–58°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
16 mph26 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 53°12°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 66°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. 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 65.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
63°17°–72°22°
Low, likely
47°8°–59°15°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 20 mph31 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 57°14°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 67°20°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.04 in1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.13 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
65°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
1
Sunday, Nov 1. Rain. High 66°19°, low 60°16°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.44 in11 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.06 in1.4 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 66°19°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.4 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.2 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 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°–72°22°
Low, likely
57°14°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
1
Monday, Nov 2. Cloudy. High 62°17°, low 52°11°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.38 in9.7 mm, 40% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  30% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
59°15°–63°17°
Low, likely
44°7°–57°14°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph33 km/h, gusts 41 mph66 km/h
UV peak
3

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 68°, low 46°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 51°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 48°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–70°; 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.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Trail Creek at Michigan City

0.6 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Trail Creek at Michigan City Harbor

1.9 mi

Level: 6.0 ft

Reading from Sat 1:40 AM · NWS gauge page

East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 54 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Portage-Burns Waterway at Portage (Lake Michigan outlet)

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.9 ft

Reading from Sat 1:30 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 86% less heating than a typical week.

This week 16Typical 116

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 3
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 43°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 11:00 AM–7:00 PM

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

Is this typical?

LAPORTE · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1897–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 10°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°2° 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
—FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Pottawattamie Park weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 42 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 34 min less
Golden hour: 5:13–6:09 PM; Morning 6:52–7:48 AM
Blue hour: 6:09–6:20 PM; Morning 6:41–6:52 AM; first light 6:41 AM

Stars tonight? Good

Mostly clear 3:41–6:41 AM; moon 96% lit, sets 5:22 AM.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 5:22 AM · rises 4:50 PM
Full moon: Oct 25
New moon: Nov 9

Looking northwest from Pottawattamie Park. The highest point on the skyline is about 2,300 ft, 36 mi away.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.