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Edinburgh, Indiana

Town in Johnson County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Edinburgh

Index 5, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Columbus (IN), 9 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 2 AM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Edinburgh

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.46 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.46in

Visibility

How far you can see at Edinburgh, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 2 AM, lowest 8 miles Sun 3 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Edinburgh, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AmityIN037

Beside a road/3.8 mi away/682 ft/13 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank780of 1,118

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Columbus/Balkala, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Edinburgh, Indiana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:45 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Columbus/Balkala, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAKFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLUMBUS/BALKALASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEColumbus/Balkala, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BAKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BAK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Columbus/Balkala: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BAKFIG. B THE AIR AT COLUMBUS/BALKALATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEColumbus/Balkala, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BAKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BAK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Columbus/Balkala, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 BAKFIG. C THE WIND AT COLUMBUS/BALKALAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColumbus/Balkala, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BAKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-BAK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Franklin Wastewater Treatment Facility (FKLI3), 9.0 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 05:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Edinburgh

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

Near Edinburgh

River and lake gauges