Observed 1:15 PM EDT at KFKR

Thorntown, IN weather

Sunny and 68°20°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 68°20°

Sunny

Wind: 9 mph15 km/h; From the east-southeast. 35–9 mph15 km/h through 2 AM
Dew point: 41°5°; Comfortable
UV index: 4Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM
Air quality: 63Moderate; Main pollutant: PM2.5 (fine particles)
Pressure: 30.41 inHg1030 hPa; Falling · −0.06 inHg−2.0 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

About the same as this time yesterday (68°20° then, 68°20° now)

Good hours for

High 70°21° today at 4 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 8 PM
Low 45°7° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 11 AM

This afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 61°16° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 73°23° by 3 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 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 2p	Sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	48%	4
Sat 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	6 mph10 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	42%	79%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	74%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	38%	74%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	40%	70%	0
Sat 7p	Showers	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	45%	64%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 56°13° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	57%	63%	0
Sat 9p	Showers	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 56°13°)	56°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from ESE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	64%	44%	0
Sat 10p	Showers	54°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	54°12°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	69%	48%	0
Sat 11p	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	39%	0
Sun 12a	Showers	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	24%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	9%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	1%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	0%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)	45°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	86%	0%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	45°7° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	34%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°)	45°7°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	89%	38%	0
Sun 9a	Showers	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	93%	43%	0
Sun 10a	Showers	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	77%	43%	1
Sun 11a	Showers	61°16° (likely 60°16° to 62°17°)	61°16°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph15 km/h	62%	51%	2
Sun 12p	Showers	66°19° (likely 64°18° to 68°20°)	66°19°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	52%	54%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 71°22°)	69°21°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	45%	65%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	71°22°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	41%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Showers	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	38%	71%	3
Sun 4p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 70°21° to 74°23°)	73°23°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	69%	2
Sun 5p	Cloudy	73°23° (likely 69°21° to 73°23°)	73°23°	0%	3 mph5 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	37%	62%	2
Sun 6p	Showers	71°22° (likely 66°19° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	42%	62%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	68°20° (likely 61°16° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	2 mph3 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph10 km/h	45%	41%	0
Sun 8p	Clear	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	52%	27%	0
Sun 9p	Clear	58°14° (likely 56°13° to 58°14°)	58°14°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	64%	11%	0
Sun 10p	Showers	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	72%	60%	0
Sun 11p	Showers	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	71%	55%	0
Mon 12a	Showers	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	74%	63%	0
Mon 1a	Showers	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	70%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from SSE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	61%	0
Mon 3a	Showers	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	66%	0
Mon 4a	Showers	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	83%	55%	0
Mon 5a	Showers	49°9° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	49°9°	0%	1 mph2 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	52%	0
Mon 6a	Showers	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	86%	57%	0
Mon 7a	Showers	46°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	89%	52%	0
Mon 8a	Cloudy	47°8° (likely 45°7° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	86%	51%	0
Mon 9a	Showers	52°11° (likely 48°9° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	77%	49%	0
Mon 10a	Showers	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 59°15°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	38%	1
Mon 11a	Showers	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	63°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	62%	63%	2
Mon 12p	Showers	67°19° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	54%	66%	3
Mon 1p	Showers	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 72°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	47%	74%	3

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 59°15°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 46°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly clear, with a low around 45. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–71°22°
Low, likely
41°5°–45°7°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 17 mph27 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 73°23°, low 46°8°. Typical 61°16° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 45°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Sunny, with a high near 73. South southeast wind around 3 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46. South southeast wind around 2 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–74°23°
Low, likely
44°7°–47°8°
Typical high / low
61°16° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph28 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 74°23°, low 48°9°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Showers, 47°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 73°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. Wind around 0 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. East southeast wind around 1 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
47°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
6 mph10 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  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: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
60°16° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph13 km/h, gusts 18 mph29 km/h
UV peak
4
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 51°11°. Typical 59°15° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 53°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 74°23°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 64°18°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. South wind 5 to 9 mph.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly clear, with a low around 51. South southwest wind around 8 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–75°24°
Low, likely
50°10°–54°12°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 40°4°
Wind
13 mph20 km/h, gusts 21 mph34 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 73°23°, low 47°8°. Typical 59°15° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 54°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 75°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 65°18°
  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 8am. Sunny, with a high near 73.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
73°23°–77°25°
Low, likely
47°8°–56°13°
Typical high / low
59°15° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph23 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
4
Friday, Oct 30. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 55°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Mostly sunny, 76°24°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Mostly clear, 66°19°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 8am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
71°22°–78°26°
Low, likely
48°9°–56°13°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
UV peak
4
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 74°23°, low 58°14°. Typical 58°14° / 39°4°. Rain 0.04 in1 mm, 30% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 75°24°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 63°17°
  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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
70°21°–76°24°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 39°4°
Wind
15 mph24 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 69°21°, low 62°17°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.49 in12 mm, 60% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 64°18°
  60% chance · 0.12 in3.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Showers, 67°19°
  50% chance · 0.24 in6.1 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Showers, 58°14°
  50% chance · 0.21 in5.2 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
65°18°–73°23°
Low, likely
60°16°–64°18°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
23 mph36 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Showers. High 64°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Rain 0.57 in14 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Drizzle, 53°12°
  50% chance · 0.14 in3.5 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Drizzle, 52°11°
  40% chance · 0.14 in3.6 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Drizzle, 51°10°
  40% 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.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–63°17°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
21 mph33 km/h, gusts 40 mph64 km/h
UV peak
1

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The outlook

Today
Dry, high 70°, low 45°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 73°, low 46°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 74°, 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

Eagle Creek (IN) at Zionsville

22 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 1.3 ft
Flow: 12 cfs

Forecast peak 1.3 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

24 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.8 ft
Flow: 114 cfs

Forecast peak 2.8 ft Sat 2 PM

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Sugar Creek (IN) near Thorntown

4.6 mi

Level: 2.3 ft

Reading from Sat 12:45 PM · NWS gauge page

Praire Creek (IN) near Lebanon

4.9 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft
Flow: under 1 cfs

Reading from Sat 1:15 PM · 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 106

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 9
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 41°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 3:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows.

Is this typical?

FRANKFORT DISPOSAL · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1914–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

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

Last 7 days vs normal

—SunOct 18
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Thorntown weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 47 min; Losing 2 min 25 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 28 min less
Golden hour: 6:16–7:10 PM; Morning 7:49–8:44 AM
Blue hour: 7:10–7:21 PM; Morning 7:39–7:49 AM; first light 7:39 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 12–7 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:20 AM · rises 5:51 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

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

Thorntown, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

Eagle Creek (IN) at Zionsville

Wildcat Creek (IN) near Lafayette

Sugar Creek (IN) near Thorntown

Praire Creek (IN) near Lebanon

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