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DeMotte, Indiana

Town in Jasper County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at DeMotte

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Hammond-Gary (IN), 27 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone9Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at DeMotte

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at DeMotte, the next 41 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest DeMotte, 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 now4 instruments

RensselaerRZL

At an airfield/17.4 mi away/699 ft/41 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank720of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Lowell WWTPLLLI3

At a water treatment plant/12.4 mi away/663 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW5677, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.3 mi from DeMotte, Indiana. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (289 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW5677, north up: blowing from 289 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5677FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW5677PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 289°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW5677, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5677TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5677-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 687 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.19 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.88 inHg means its barometer reads 29.15 inHg; it reports 56.0 F, 0.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW5677 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 687 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.19 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.88 and the station pressure it means, 29.15.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5677FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW5677 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION DW56772 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT687 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.19 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.88 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.15 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED56.0 FTITLECitizen station DW5677, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5677TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5677-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 41.32 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station DW5677, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW5677FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW5677ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.32 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW5677, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW5677TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW5677-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW5677, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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