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Hobart, Indiana

City in Lake County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Hobart

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Hammond-Gary (IN), 5 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good5.6 mi
  • Ozone24Good23 ppb5.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good5.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb5.6 mi

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hobart

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hobart, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 5 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hobart, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hobart 1.6 EIN-LK-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/624 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Crown Point 1NCRPI3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/699 ft/90 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Gary Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.7 mi from Hobart, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:50 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,300 ft; the ceiling is 3,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gary Regional, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, the ceiling at 3,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYYFIG. A THE SKY OVER GARY REGIONALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONBKN 3,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGary Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GYYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GYY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Gary Regional: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYYFIG. B THE AIR AT GARY REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 POINTTITLEGary Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GYY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 52 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gary Regional, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYYFIG. C THE WIND AT GARY REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGary Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GYY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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