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Fairbanks, Indiana

Community in Sullivan County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Fairbanks

Index 17, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Terre Haute (IN), 19 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone17Good15 ppb19.4 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1 ppb19.4 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 2 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Fairbanks

0.49 in in the last 24 hours, 0.72 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 8 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.49in
Last 3 days
0.72in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fairbanks, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 2 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 5 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fairbanks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SullivanSULI3

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.5 mi away/494 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank378of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Fairbanks 0.1 SSEIN-SL-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/538 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Terre Haute, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.8 mi from Fairbanks, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,600 ft, broken at 10,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Terre Haute, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUFFIG. A THE SKY OVER TERRE HAUTESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETerre Haute, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HUFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUF-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

53.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Terre Haute: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUFFIG. B THE AIR AT TERRE HAUTETHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLETerre Haute, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 39 mph.

Plan of the wind at Terre Haute, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUFFIG. C THE WIND AT TERRE HAUTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETerre Haute, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Farmersburg Tv 2 (FMBI3), 7.3 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Fairbanks

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

Near Fairbanks

River and lake gauges