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Cowan, Indiana

Community in Delaware County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Cowan

Index 56, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Muncie (IN), 29 miles off.

56Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)56Moderate-
  • Ozone14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cowan

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cowan, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 6 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cowan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MuncieMIE

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/935 ft/59 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank305of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Muncie 8.0 SIN-DL-60

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/1,039 ft/45 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MuniceMUNI3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/967 ft/27 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank632of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Muncie, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Cowan, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:07 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,000 ft, broken at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Muncie, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIEFIG. A THE SKY OVER MUNCIESECTION, 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 FTBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMuncie, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MIETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIE-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 70.0 F, 93 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 2,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Muncie: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 70.0, 93 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 2,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIEFIG. B THE AIR AT MUNCIETHE 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 69.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.0 F, 70.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEMuncie, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 9 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Muncie, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MIEFIG. C THE WIND AT MUNCIEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMuncie, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MIETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MIE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Munice (MUNI3), 5.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Cowan

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

Near Cowan

River and lake gauges