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Bluffton, Indiana

City in Wells County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Bluffton

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Fort Wayne (IN), 24 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good-
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bluffton

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Sun 6 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bluffton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fort WayneFWA

At an airfield/16.3 mi away/797 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank303of 1,118

Gas CityIN008

Beside a road/26.6 mi away/891 ft/67 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank747of 1,118

measured daily2 instruments

Berne WWTPBERI3

At a water treatment plant/13.5 mi away/830 ft/6 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Wayne, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.3 mi from Bluffton, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Wayne, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWAFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT WAYNESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Wayne, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FWATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FWA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 40.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Wayne: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWAFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT WAYNETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 40.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FWA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Wayne, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWAFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT WAYNEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Wayne, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-FWA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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