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Bethany, Indiana

Town in Morgan County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Bethany

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 18 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bethany

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.89 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.89in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bethany, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

IndianapolisIND

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/791 ft/155 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,118

measured daily2 instruments

MartinsvilleMARI3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/591 ft/45 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank835of 1,118

Station report

The weather at Indianapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from Bethany, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indianapolis, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLISSECTION, 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 SHEETFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IND-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE 48.0 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEIndianapolis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IND-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Indianapolis, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IND-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Indianapolis, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Martinsville (MARI3), 10.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Bethany

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

Near Bethany

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