Temperature
56 F at 5 AM; 69 F at its warmest, 10 PM Thursday, and 56 F at its coolest, 6 AM Thursday.
- Now
- 56F
- 5 AM
- Highest
- 69F
- 10 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 56F
- 6 AM Thursday
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
South Bend International Airport, Indiana
Medium airport in St. Joseph County, Indiana55°
56°/48°
Overcast·
Feels like 55°·Fresh breeze 19 mph WNW
Coming up. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 3 PM (68%).
Now. South Bend International Airport is 55° and overcast at 5 AM. The dew point is 51°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Fresh breeze from the west-northwest at 19 mph, gusting to 30 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 48° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 35° by 8 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 71°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. Frost is possible tomorrow morning, a low of 35°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 7:03 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:53 PM. The next full Moon is Monday, Oct 26. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 6 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
10Air quality
84%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
55feels55
10%
19mph
Today
Oct 16
5648
93%
21mph
Sat
Oct 17
5635
15%
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
6236
clear day
Mon
Oct 19
6738
clear day
Tue
Oct 20
6940
mostly clear day
Wed
Oct 21
7143
clear day
Thu
Oct 22
7145
mostly clear day
55°
56°48°
56°35°
62°36°
67°38°
69°40°
71°43°
71°45°
As of 5:00 AM in South Bend International Airport, Indiana.
Air quality
The air at South Bend International Airport
Index 10, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 3 miles off.
10Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-
- Ozone10Good10 ppb20.8 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.
GoodModerate
- 27YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 46 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at South Bend International Airport
0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.09in
- Last 3 days
- 1.00in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 9%
Visibility
How far you can see at South Bend International Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 7 miles Fri 3 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- SBN
- ICAO
- KSBN
- IATA
- SBN
- Field elevation
- 799 ft
- Serves
- South Bend
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- SBN
- Wind now
- From 290° at 20 mph, read 16 Oct, 05:07
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 09L / 27R | 4,300 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 89° / 269° | 19 mph head, on 27R | 7 mph from the right |
| 09R / 27L | 8,412 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 89° / 269° | 19 mph head, on 27L | 7 mph from the right |
| 18 / 36 | 7,101 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 179° / 359° | 7 mph head, on 36 | 19 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from South Bend (SBN), South Bend International Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 51 F, the air 83% saturated; the humidity ran from 72% at 3 PM Thursday to 94% at 9 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 51F
- 5 AM
- Humidity now
- 83%
- Humidity, range
- 72 to 94%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
19 mph from the west at 5 AM; at its strongest 19 mph, 5 AM, with a gust of 38 mph at 4 AM.
- Now
- 19mph
- from the west
- Strongest
- 19mph
- 5 AM
- Highest gust
- 38mph
- 4 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.87 inHg at 5 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.29 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.87inHg
- 5 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.29inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 9 PM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 9 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 600 ft at 9 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 24 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 1,400ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 600ft
- 9 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 24
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.07 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.03 in, in the hour to 2 AM.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.07in
- Wettest hour
- 0.03in
- 2 AM
- Hours with some
- 13
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
South Bend: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest South Bend International Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
South BendSBN
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/778 ft/21 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
MP 77 - South BendIN022
Beside a road/3.8 mi away/698 ft/101 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Knox - Yellow RiverKXNI3
At a river or reservoir gauge/32.1 mi away/686 ft/113 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
South Bend 4.2 NNWIN-SJ-89
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/772 ft/27 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Saint Joseph River Michigan AT South BendSBNI3
At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/666 ft/133 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
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Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Indiana
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near South Bend International Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Ardmorecommunity, 1 mi
- Roselandtown, 4 mi
- Chain-O-Lakescommunity, 4 mi
- South Bendcity, 4 mi
- Notre Damecommunity, 4 mi
- Indian Villagetown, 4 mi
- Gilmer Parkcommunity, 7 mi
- Mishawakacity, 8 mi
- Grangercommunity, 9 mi
- New Carlisletown, 10 mi
- Hudson Lakecommunity, 12 mi
- Osceolatown, 12 mi
Airports near South Bend International Airport
- Elkhart Municipal AirportEKM, 16 mi
- La Porte Municipal AirportPPO, 24 mi
- Plymouth Municipal AirportC65, 24 mi
- Michigan City Municipal AirportMGC, 26 mi
- Goshen Municipal AirportGSH, 30 mi
- Starke County AirportOXI, 32 mi
- Warsaw Municipal AirportASW, 39 mi
- Porter County Municipal AirportVPZ, 40 mi