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Michiana Shores, Indiana

Town in LaPorte County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Michiana Shores

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 28 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good21.9 mi
  • Ozone11Good8 ppb5.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 27, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Michiana Shores

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.67 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.67in

Visibility

How far you can see at Michiana Shores, the next 42 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Michiana Shores, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

LaporteLAPI3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/804 ft/196 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank14of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Michigan City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.6 mi from Michiana Shores, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 600 ft, overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 600 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Michigan City, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 600 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGCFIG. A THE SKY OVER MICHIGAN CITYSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEMichigan City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MGCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Michigan City: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGCFIG. B THE AIR AT MICHIGAN CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.4 F, 62.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEMichigan City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (280 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Michigan City, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MGCFIG. C THE WIND AT MICHIGAN CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMichigan City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MGCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MGC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Laporte (LAPI3), 10.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:58. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Michiana Shores

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

Near Michiana Shores

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