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Lapel, Indiana

Town in Madison County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Lapel

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 28 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)10Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lapel

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

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

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

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lapel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Anderson 6.1 WNWIN-MD-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.8 mi away/856 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Anderson Municip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Lapel, Indiana. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:35 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 Anderson Municip, 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 AIDFIG. A THE SKY OVER ANDERSON MUNICIPSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAnderson Municip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AIDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AID-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.7 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 84 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Anderson Municip: temperature 45.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 84 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AIDFIG. B THE AIR AT ANDERSON MUNICIPTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.9 FTEMPERATURE 45.7 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 4.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 84 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 POINTTITLEAnderson Municip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AID-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Anderson Municip, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 12 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 AIDFIG. C THE WIND AT ANDERSON MUNICIPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAnderson Municip, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AIDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AID-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Anderson Sewage Plant (ADNI3), 7.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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Near Lapel

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