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Canaan, Indiana

Community in Jefferson County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Canaan

Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Northern Kentucky (KY), 35 miles off.

48Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good-
  • Ozone30Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 47, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Canaan

None in the last 24 hours; 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Canaan, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 9 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Canaan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MadisonIMS

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/796 ft/154 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank944of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Madison Sewage PlantMSPI3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/459 ft/491 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Madison, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Canaan, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,000 ft, broken at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Madison, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IMSFIG. A THE SKY OVER MADISONSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 8,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMadison, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IMSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IMS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

71.0 F with a dew point of 66.6 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Madison: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.6, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IMSFIG. B THE AIR AT MADISONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 66.6 FSPREAD 4.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEMadison, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IMSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IMS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Madison, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IMSFIG. C THE WIND AT MADISONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMadison, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IMSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IMS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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