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Herbst, Indiana

Community in Grant County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Herbst

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Kokomo (IN), 19 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Herbst

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

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.12in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sun 7 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Herbst, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

MarionMZZ

At an airfield/5.9 mi away/859 ft/4 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank501of 1,118

Gas CityIN008

Beside a road/12.8 mi away/891 ft/36 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank747of 1,118

measured daily2 instruments

Swayzee 0.1 WIN-GR-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/865 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Marion 2NMZZI3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/794 ft/61 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank16of 1,118

Station report

The weather at Marion, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.9 mi from Herbst, Indiana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marion, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MZZFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARIONSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarion, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MZZTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MZZ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 38.3 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Marion: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.3, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MZZFIG. B THE AIR AT MARIONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.8 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 38.3 FSPREAD 6.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEMarion, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MZZTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MZZ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Marion, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MZZFIG. C THE WIND AT MARIONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarion, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MZZTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MZZ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Marion 2N (MZZI3), 8.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:02. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Herbst

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

Near Herbst

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