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Carmel, Indiana

City in Hamilton County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Carmel

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 15 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good10.6 mi
  • Ozone15Good15 ppb9.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good11.1 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.6 ppb11.1 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb11.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Carmel

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carmel, 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

Station report

The weather at Indy Metro, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Carmel, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,300 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indy Metro, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UMPFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDY METROSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndy Metro, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UMPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UMP-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

72.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Indy Metro: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UMPFIG. B THE AIR AT INDY METROTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.0 F, 72.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEIndy Metro, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UMPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UMP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Indy Metro, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UMPFIG. C THE WIND AT INDY METROPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndy Metro, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UMPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UMP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Elsewhere in Indiana

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

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