Outdoor conditions in

New Chicago

Indiana
Now
  1. 60°Scattered Rain Showers42% rain85% humidityGusts 15 mph
  2. 61°Scattered Rain Showers42% rain85% humidityGusts 15 mph
  3. 62°Rain Showers80% rain85% humidityGusts 15 mph
  4. 63°Rain Showers80% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  5. 63°Rain Showers80% rain89% humidityGusts 15 mph
  6. 64°Rain Showers80% rain87% humidityGusts 15 mph
  7. 64°Rain Showers80% rain91% humidityGusts 15 mph
  8. 63°Rain Showers80% rain96% humidityGusts 16 mph
  9. 64°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain98% humidityGusts 17 mph
  10. 64°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain98% humidityGusts 16 mph
  11. 65°Showers And Thunderstorms78% rain96% humidityGusts 15 mph
  12. 66°Scattered Rain Showers45% rain93% humidityGusts 15 mph
  13. 65°Scattered Rain Showers45% rain94% humidityGusts 18 mph
  14. 62°Scattered Rain Showers45% rain91% humidityGusts 23 mph
  15. 61°Isolated Rain Showers24% rain90% humidityGusts 26 mph
  16. 59°Isolated Rain Showers24% rain89% humidityGusts 29 mph
  17. 58°Isolated Rain Showers24% rain88% humidityGusts 29 mph
  18. 56°Cloudy14% rain89% humidityGusts 30 mph
  19. 54°Cloudy14% rain87% humidityGusts 29 mph
  20. 52°Mostly Cloudy14% rain87% humidityGusts 28 mph
  21. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain85% humidityGusts 26 mph
  22. 51°Mostly Cloudy1% rain85% humidityGusts 25 mph
  23. 52°Mostly Cloudy1% rain83% humidityGusts 25 mph
  24. 52°Isolated Rain Showers22% rain80% humidityGusts 26 mph
Extra care for

A little farther out

The next five days

Today

Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
80%
Humidity
85–98%
Wind
18 mph
Fri

Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.

Rain
86%
Humidity
77–91%
Wind
41 mph
Sat

Saturday has a real shower chance.

Rain
69%
Humidity
56–79%
Wind
30 mph
Sun

Sunday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
45–77%
Wind
23 mph
Mon

Monday looks fairly quiet.

Rain
0%
Humidity
53–84%
Wind
10 mph
  1. 66° / 58°Today looks wet for a meaningful stretch.80% rain · Humidity 85–98% · Wind 18 mph
  2. 62° / 50°Friday looks wet for a meaningful stretch.86% rain · Humidity 77–91% · Wind 41 mph
  3. 54° / 44°Saturday has a real shower chance.69% rain · Humidity 56–79% · Wind 30 mph
  4. 60° / 41°Sunday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 45–77% · Wind 23 mph
  5. 66° / 43°Monday looks fairly quiet.0% rain · Humidity 53–84% · Wind 10 mph

Environmental watch

Air quality + smoke

Air quality

Hammond-Gary area · Updated Thu 11:26 AM
42GoodUS AQI

No fresh outlook yet.

Sky check

No plume detected overhead

Satellite view · Updated Thu 7:45 AM

Air near ground42 · Good US AQI

Rain, in motion · Past four hours

New Chicago radar

Ready when you areSee what is moving toward New Chicago.

Watch the last four hours of rain, then search any nearby trail, lake, or address.

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Outdoor fire check

Thinking about a backyard fire?

Use extra caution.

There is no lower-concern three-hour stretch in the next 12 hours.

Next 12 hoursChoose a time to see what is driving the concern.
Selected timeNowUse caution

Sustained wind is 10 mph.

Humidity
85%
Wind
10 mph
Gusts
15 mph

Check local rules. Weather is only part of the decision. Check city, county, and land-manager fire restrictions before lighting any outdoor fire.

About these readingsSources and local limits

Weather

Forecasts, alerts, and radar come from NOAA and the National Weather Service.

Air quality

This reading describes Hammond-Gary area, about 5 miles away. Conditions can differ at this exact spot.

Smoke

Satellite imagery shows smoke overhead. It cannot tell us how much smoke has reached breathing level.

This page represents New Chicago, IN, so conditions can vary from street to street. Environmental data: AirNow · participating air agencies · preliminary real-time US AQI · NOAA Hazard Mapping System · satellite-observed smoke.