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Jefferson, Indiana

Community in Clinton County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Jefferson

Index 65, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Lafayette (IN), 17 miles off.

65Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)65Moderate-
  • Ozone-13 ppb18.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Jefferson

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

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

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Jefferson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

FrankfortFKR

At an airfield/1.6 mi away/858 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank381of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Frankfort 1.1 WSWIN-CL-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/869 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Frankfort, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.6 mi from Jefferson, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,800 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft.

Section of the sky over Frankfort, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKRFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRANKFORTSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTTITLEFrankfort, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FKRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Frankfort: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKRFIG. B THE AIR AT FRANKFORTTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEFrankfort, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 21 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Frankfort, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 21 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FKRFIG. C THE WIND AT FRANKFORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFrankfort, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FKRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FKR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Frankfort Disposal Plant (FRKI3), 4.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 09:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Jefferson

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

Near Jefferson

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