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Laurel, Indiana

Town in Franklin County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Laurel

Index 53, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Columbus (IN), 42 miles off.

53Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)53Moderate-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Laurel

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.24 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.24in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Laurel, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BatesvilleHLB

At an airfield/11.5 mi away/972 ft/245 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank309of 1,111

PenntownIN038

Beside a road/15.9 mi away/984 ft/257 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank731of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Alpine 2 NEALPI3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/850 ft/123 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank96of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Batesville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from Laurel, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,300 ft, scattered at 5,000 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Batesville, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BATESVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 5,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBatesville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HLBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HLB-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

69.8 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Batesville: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLBFIG. B THE AIR AT BATESVILLETHE 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 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.8 F, 69.8 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 POINTTITLEBatesville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HLBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HLB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Batesville, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HLBFIG. C THE WIND AT BATESVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBatesville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HLBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HLB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Alpine 2 NE (ALPI3), 5.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

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Near Laurel

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