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Canton, Indiana

Community in Washington County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Canton

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 8 AM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 37 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-
  • Ozone25Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 60, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Canton

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.41in

Visibility

How far you can see at Canton, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 10 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Canton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ScottsburgIN036

Beside a road/14.0 mi away/597 ft/258 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank753of 1,111

JeffersonJVY

At an airfield/24.1 mi away/468 ft/387 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank894of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Salem 4.1 ENEIN-WS-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/855 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CorydonCOYI3

At a cooperative observer's station/28.4 mi away/587 ft/268 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Jefferson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.1 mi from Canton, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Jefferson, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JVYFIG. A THE SKY OVER JEFFERSONSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEJefferson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JVYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JVY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Jefferson: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JVYFIG. B THE AIR AT JEFFERSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 60.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.6 F, 60.8 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 POINTTITLEJefferson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JVYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JVY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jefferson, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 14 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 JVYFIG. C THE WIND AT JEFFERSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJefferson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JVYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JVY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Canton

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

Near Canton

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