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Gaston, Indiana

Town in Delaware County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Gaston

Index 47, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Muncie (IN), 29 miles off.

47Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)47Good15.1 mi
  • Ozone16Good15 ppb13.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gaston

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

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

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gaston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MuncieMIE

At an airfield/7.4 mi away/935 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank305of 1,111

Gas CityIN008

Beside a road/11.7 mi away/891 ft/6 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank777of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

MuncieMIEI3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/942 ft/45 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Muncie, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Gaston, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,300 ft, broken at 8,500 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Muncie, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 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 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 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

73.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Muncie: temperature 73.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 68.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE 73.0 FDEW POINT 69.0 FSPREAD 4.0 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 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 west southwest (240 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Muncie, north up: blowing from 240 degrees, the west southwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 25; 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 240°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR 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

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Snow on the ground

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