Observed 11:35 AM CDT at KMGC

Trail Creek, IN weather

Sunny and 63°17°, 11°6° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 9 PM.

Forecasts agree

Now 63°17°

Sunny

Wind: 6 mph9 km/h; From the south-southeast. 58–6 mph9 km/h through 12 AM
Dew point: 46°8°; Comfortable
UV index: 3Moderate; Moderate until 4 PM · peak 4
Pressure: 30.45 inHg1031 hPa; Falling slowly · −0.03 inHg−0.9 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

Good hours for

High 69°21° today at 3 PM
Below 60°16° tonight after 7 PM
Low 47°8° tomorrow at 7 AM
Above 60°16° tomorrow by 10 AM

This afternoonNear 67°19° · Mostly cloudy
TonightDown to 49°9° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow morningUp to 64°18° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonNear 69°21° · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 51°11° by 5 AM · Mostly cloudy
Monday morningUp to 63°17° by 11 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 12p	Cloudy	66°19° (likely 63°17° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	50%	81%	3
Sat 1p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	49%	80%	4
Sat 2p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 67°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	47%	75%	3
Sat 3p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	45%	68%	3
Sat 4p	Cloudy	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	47%	60%	2
Sat 5p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	49%	66%	1
Sat 6p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	56%	72%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	59°15° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	59°15°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	67%	73%	0
Sat 8p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	72%	69%	0
Sat 9p	Partly cloudy	55°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	72%	48%	0
Sat 10p	Partly cloudy	54°12° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	54°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	74%	43%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	33%	0
Sun 12a	Mostly clear	52°11° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	52°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	77%	14%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	51°11°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	80%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph18 km/h	83%	8%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	50°10° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	49°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	80%	13%	0
Sun 4a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	83%	53%	0
Sun 5a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 50°10°)	48°9°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	56%	0
Sun 6a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 48°9° to 50°10°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	83%	66%	0
Sun 7a	Partly sunny	47°8° (likely 47°8° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	86%	70%	0
Sun 8a	Partly sunny	49°9° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	47°8°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph16 km/h	86%	71%	0
Sun 9a	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 55°13°)	55°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 10 mph17 km/h	74%	83%	1
Sun 10a	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 58°14° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 12 mph19 km/h	64%	94%	2
Sun 11a	Partly sunny	64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 11 mph17 km/h	58%	77%	3
Sun 12p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 65°18° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	51%	65%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 67°19° to 70°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	49%	79%	3
Sun 2p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 9 mph14 km/h	47%	79%	3
Sun 3p	Cloudy	71°22° (likely 69°21° to 71°22°)	71°22°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	46%	78%	2
Sun 4p	Cloudy	70°21° (likely 68°20° to 71°22°)	70°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	47%	76%	1
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	69°21° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	53%	55%	1
Sun 6p	Clear	65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	58%	41%	0
Sun 7p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	69%	74%	0
Sun 8p	Cloudy	58°14° (likely 57°14° to 59°15°)	58°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	69%	71%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	72%	60%	0
Sun 10p	Cloudy	55°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	55°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	74%	74%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	54°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	54°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	77%	64%	0
Mon 12a	Cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 55°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	77%	67%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	53°12° (likely 52°11° to 54°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	77%	71%	0
Mon 2a	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 53°12°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	62%	0
Mon 3a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	80%	59%	0
Mon 4a	Mostly cloudy	52°11° (likely 50°10° to 52°11°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	80%	67%	0
Mon 5a	Cloudy	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	73%	0
Mon 6a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 51°11°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 7a	Cloudy	50°10° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	89%	78%	0
Mon 8a	Mostly cloudy	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	86%	80%	0
Mon 9a	Mostly cloudy	57°14° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	80%	66%	1
Mon 10a	Mostly cloudy	61°16° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)	61°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	72%	72%	2
Mon 11a	Mostly cloudy	63°17° (likely 62°17° to 65°18°)	63°17°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from NW, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	67%	63%	2

Days ahead

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

Today, Oct 24. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 47°8°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  Dry
2. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
3. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 49°9°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Mostly sunny, with a high near 69. South wind around 5 mph.
Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
67°19°–69°21°
Low, likely
46°8°–48°9°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 71°22°, low 50°10°. Typical 58°14° / 41°5°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 49°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Mostly cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. South wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. South wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–50°10°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 41°5°
Wind
8 mph12 km/h, gusts 14 mph23 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Oct 26. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 47°8°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly cloudy, 53°12°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 56°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 52°11°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 66. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
63°17°–66°19°
Low, likely
47°8°–52°11°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
8 mph14 km/h, gusts 17 mph28 km/h
UV peak
3
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 66°19°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 40°4°. Dry. Forecasts 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, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–67°19°
Low, likely
49°9°–53°12°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 40°4°
Wind
11 mph18 km/h, gusts 25 mph40 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 52°11°. Typical 56°13° / 40°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 56°13°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–73°23°
Low, likely
52°11°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 40°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 63°17°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 57°14°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
68°20°–74°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
UV peak
3
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 67°19°, low 48°9°. Typical 56°13° / 39°4°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 58°14°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 56°13°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 67.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
67°19°–73°23°
Low, likely
48°9°–57°14°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 39°4°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph38 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 68°20°, low 55°13°. Typical 55°13° / 39°4°. Rain 0.06 in1.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 57°14°
  20% chance
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  20% chance
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Partly cloudy, 63°17°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 59°15°
  40% chance · 0.02 in0.4 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
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
49°9°–59°15°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 39°4°
Wind
14 mph22 km/h, gusts 27 mph43 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Showers. High 67°19°, low 58°14°. Typical 55°13° / 38°3°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Showers, 67°20°
  50% chance · 0.23 in5.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 62°17°
  50% chance · 0.29 in7.3 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 60°16°
  40% chance · 0.1 in2.6 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.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
64°18°–71°22°
Low, likely
54°12°–63°17°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 38°3°
Wind
20 mph31 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
UV peak
2
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 62°17°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 38°3°. Rain 0.39 in9.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  40% chance · 0.22 in5.5 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 58°15°
  40% chance · 0.63 in16 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°–68°20°
Low, likely
51°11°–61°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 38°3°
Wind
27 mph43 km/h, gusts 41 mph65 km/h
UV peak
2

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 69°, low 47°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 71°, low 50°.
Monday
Dry, high 66°, low 47°, cooling off.
Rest of week
Highs 62–71°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

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

Radar data: NOAA MRMS, rendered by forecast.blue

Radar loads when scrolled into view

Full-screen radar

Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Trail Creek at Michigan City

1.4 mi

Level: 2.0 ft
Flow: 46 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:30 AM · NWS gauge page

Trail Creek at Michigan City Harbor

3.1 mi

Level: 5.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10:40 AM · NWS gauge page

East Arm Little Calumet River at Porter

13 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.4 ft
Flow: 53 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Portage-Burns Waterway at Portage (Lake Michigan outlet)

17 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 5.0 ft

Reading from Sat 10:30 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: 1
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 46°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–6:00 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 11°6° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 3°1° 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
+2°+1°FriOct 23
—SatOct 24

Trail Creek 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 33 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? Fair

Mostly clear 12–4 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

97% lit · growing

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

Looking northwest from Trail Creek. Open water to the horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.