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Francesville, Indiana

Town in Pulaski County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Francesville

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lafayette (IN), 39 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Francesville

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.12 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.12in

Visibility

How far you can see at Francesville, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Francesville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

RensselaerRZL

At an airfield/15.9 mi away/699 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank720of 1,111

RensselaerIN005

Beside a road/17.9 mi away/658 ft/23 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank852of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

FrancesvilleFRCI3

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/686 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank98of 1,111

Medaryville 2.5 SWIN-PL-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.3 mi away/714 ft/33 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Rensselaer, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.9 mi from Francesville, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,400 ft, overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rensselaer, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RZLFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENSSELAERSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERensselaer, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RZLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RZL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 68.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Rensselaer: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RZLFIG. B THE AIR AT RENSSELAERTHE 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 GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 68.0 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 POINTTITLERensselaer, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RZLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RZL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rensselaer, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RZLFIG. C THE WIND AT RENSSELAERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERensselaer, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RZLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RZL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

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