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Arcola, Indiana

Community in Allen County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Arcola

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Fort Wayne (IN), 7 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate18.1 mi
  • Ozone10Good14 ppb16.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Arcola

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Arcola, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Arcola, IndianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Arcola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fort WayneIN003

Beside a road/11.1 mi away/798 ft/42 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank845of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Wayne 9.0 WIN-AL-133

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/841 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Columbia CityCOLI3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.7 mi away/820 ft/20 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Wayne - Smith, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.8 mi from Arcola, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Fort Wayne - Smith, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT WAYNE - SMITHSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

71.6 F with a dew point of 71.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Wayne - Smith: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT WAYNE - SMITHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.6 F, 71.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Wayne - Smith, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT WAYNE - SMITHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Wayne - Smith, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Columbia City (COLI3), 10.7 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Arcola

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Arcola

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