Fall · September 8, 2026
Indianapolis, Indiana
Right now
32°C / 89°F
Partly cloudy · wind 8 km/h · 43% RH
Soil (6 cm)
25°C / 77°F
Warm-season seeds go
Hardiness zone
6b
est. from 10-yr extreme low -20°C
Frost window
Apr 27 – Oct 29
~185 frost-free days · first frost in ~51 days
Sun
07:19 – 20:04
sunrise – sunset today
Moon
Waning Crescent
10% lit · solunar good · full 2026-09-26
7-day forecast
America/Indiana/Indianapolis
Tue
Overcast
32° / 18°
dry
Wed
Overcast
33° / 22°
dry
Thu
Showers
27° / 20°
16.3 mm
Fri
Overcast
27° / 15°
dry
Sat
Drizzle
30° / 19°
0.1 mm
Sun
Overcast
31° / 20°
dry
Mon
Overcast
31° / 21°
dry
This week
AI field guide · refreshed weeklyIndianapolis Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Week of Sept 8). Fall Fishing Around Indianapolis: September. Fall Foraging in Indianapolis: September.
Gardening
Indianapolis Gardening: Early Fall Planting & Harvest (Week of Sept 8)
Sow & harvest now
- Spinach (Bloomsdale, Space or Tyee)
- Arugula (Roquette)
- Radish (Cherry Belle, Icicle)
- Mâche (Corn Salad)
Fishing
Fall Fishing Around Indianapolis: September
What's biting
- Largemouth Bass
- Bluegill & Sunfish
- Channel Catfish
- Crappie (Black & White)
Foraging
Fall Foraging in Indianapolis: September
In season now
- Black Walnut
- Pawpaw
- Persimmon (American)
- Grape (Wild)
Your ecological region
Central Hardwoods & Interior Plateaus
The Ohio Valley, Kentucky and Tennessee plateaus, the Ozarks and Missouri: oak-hickory forest broken by farmland and big rivers.
Regional guide →Your hardiness zone
Zone 6b
Estimated from a 10-year average extreme low of -20°C. What grows, what bites and what to forage across your zone.
Zone guide →Get this guide for Indianapolis every week
Frost warnings, what's biting, what's ripening. One email, Sunday evening.