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Helmer, Indiana

Community in Steuben County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Helmer

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Fort Wayne (IN), 31 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good-
  • Ozone11Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Helmer

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.70 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.70in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 1 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Helmer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hudson 3SWHUDI3

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/955 ft/42 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW0621, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.8 mi from Helmer, Indiana. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW0621, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW0621FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW0621PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW0621, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW0621TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW0621-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,025 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.83 inHg and the temperature at 55.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.72 inHg means its barometer reads 28.64 inHg; it reports 65.0 F, 9.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW0621 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,025 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.83 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.72 and the station pressure it means, 28.64.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW0621FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW0621 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 CW06214 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,025 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 HERE28.83 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.72 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.64 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED65.0 FTITLECitizen station CW0621, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW0621TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW0621-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.66 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW0621, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 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 CW0621FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW0621ELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.66 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW0621, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW0621TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW0621-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW0621, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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