Independence, IN Weather & Growing Conditions

Local forecast, frost dates, hardiness zone and planting guidance for Independence, a community in Fountain County, Indiana.

This Afternoon

67°F

Slight Chance Light Rain

A slight chance of rain before 2pm. Mostly cloudy. High near 67, with temperatures falling to around 60 in the afternoon. Southwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

7-day forecast for Independence

When	Temp	Forecast	Wind	Precip
This Afternoon	67°F	Slight Chance Light Rain	14 mph SW	20%
Tonight	47°F	Cloudy	6 to 10 mph SW	6%
Thursday	59°F	Mostly Cloudy	9 to 14 mph SW	9%
Thursday Night	42°F	Chance Light Rain	2 to 7 mph WNW	47%
Friday	52°F	Mostly Cloudy	10 mph NNW	12%
Friday Night	34°F	Partly Cloudy	3 to 8 mph NNW	4%
Saturday	53°F	Sunny	6 mph NW	0%
Saturday Night	30°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 3 mph NW	0%
Sunday	59°F	Sunny	1 to 7 mph W	0%
Sunday Night	33°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 3 mph W	0%
Monday	63°F	Sunny	0 to 6 mph WSW	0%
Monday Night	38°F	Clear	5 mph SW	0%
Tuesday	64°F	Sunny	5 mph W	1%
Tuesday Night	37°F	Mostly Clear	0 to 3 mph NNW	2%

Forecast source: National Weather Service (api.weather.gov) for Independence (40.338, -87.172). Updated through the day.

Growing snapshot for Independence

Last spring frost

Apr 22

First fall frost

Oct 17

Growing season

176 days

Hardiness zone

More local growing data for Independence: nearby ZIP 47918 weather · frost dates · planting calendar · Indiana frost dates

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Climate data from the nearest NOAA station, Attica 2E, In (1.2 mi from Independence). Frost dates are 1991–2020 averages, not a forecast. Page updated Nov 4, 2026.