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Heltonville, Indiana

Community in Lawrence County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Heltonville

Index 29, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Bloomington (IN), 17 miles off.

29Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good17.4 mi
  • Ozone-24 ppb23.4 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 Heltonville

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.29 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Heltonville, 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 now5 instruments

BedfordBFR

At an airfield/7.3 mi away/719 ft/62 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank898of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Heltonville 0.2 NNEIN-LW-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/681 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Bedford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.3 mi from Heltonville, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,500 ft, scattered at 8,500 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Bedford, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFRFIG. A THE SKY OVER BEDFORDSECTION, 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 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 8,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEBedford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFR-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

71.6 F with a dew point of 71.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Bedford: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFRFIG. B THE AIR AT BEDFORDTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.6 F, 71.6 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 POINTTITLEBedford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bedford, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFRFIG. C THE WIND AT BEDFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBedford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Purdue Experiment Farm (OTCI3), 10.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Heltonville

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

Near Heltonville

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