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Bristol, Indiana

Town in Elkhart County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Bristol

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 24 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good8.4 mi
  • Ozone15Good11 ppb8.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.3 ppb19.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bristol

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.54in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bristol, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bristol, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Bristol 0.2 WIN-EL-83

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/774 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Elkhart - Public WorksEKWI3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/728 ft/29 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Elkhart Municipa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Bristol, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,300 ft, broken at 2,400 ft, broken at 2,900 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elkhart Municipa, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKMFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKHART MUNICIPASECTION, 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 SHEETBKN 2,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElkhart Municipa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EKMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EKM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

69.4 F with a dew point of 67.5 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Elkhart Municipa: temperature 69.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.5, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKMFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKHART MUNICIPATHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.4 F, 67.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEElkhart Municipa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EKM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (240 degrees) at 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Elkhart Municipa, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 18 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKMFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKHART MUNICIPAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkhart Municipa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EKM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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