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Maxwell, Indiana

Community in Hancock County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Maxwell

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 23 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Maxwell

1.10 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.10in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Maxwell, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Maxwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Greenfield 2.9 NIN-HN-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/914 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GreenfieldGRFI3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/889 ft/31 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank24of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Citizen station WD9JR, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.9 mi from Maxwell, Indiana. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east (95 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station WD9JR, north up: blowing from 95 degrees, the east, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WD9JRFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION WD9JRPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 95°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station WD9JR, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP WD9JRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WD9JR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 866 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.00 inHg and the temperature at 55.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.83 inHg means its barometer reads 28.91 inHg; it reports 70.0 F, 14.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station WD9JR stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 866 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.00 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.83 and the station pressure it means, 28.91.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WD9JRFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION WD9JR STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION WD9JR3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT866 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.00 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.83 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.91 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED70.0 FTITLECitizen station WD9JR, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP WD9JRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WD9JR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.87 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station WD9JR, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WD9JRFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION WD9JRELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.87 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station WD9JR, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP WD9JRTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WD9JR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station WD9JR, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Greenfield (GRFI3), 5.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Maxwell

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

Near Maxwell

River and lake gauges