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Milton, Indiana

Town in Wayne County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Milton

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Muncie (IN), 40 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good23.5 mi
  • Ozone17Good20 ppb23.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-23.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb23.5 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm23.5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Milton

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Milton, 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

Wayne 6 (We 6)394426085080601

At a river or reservoir gauge/3.3 mi away/881 ft/55 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank463of 1,111

New CastleUWL

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/1,083 ft/147 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank303of 1,111

New CastleIN010

Beside a road/11.3 mi away/1,098 ft/162 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank869of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Milton 0.2 NIN-WN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/945 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Alpine 2 NEALPI3

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/850 ft/86 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank96of 1,111

Station report

The weather at New Castle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.9 mi from Milton, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 800 ft, broken at 1,300 ft, overcast at 2,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,300 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over New Castle, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,300 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UWLFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW CASTLESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLENew Castle, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UWLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UWL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

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 800 ft.

Chart of the air at New Castle: 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 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UWLFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW CASTLETHE 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 GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 800 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 POINTTITLENew Castle, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UWLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UWL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 23 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at New Castle, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 23 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UWLFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW CASTLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Castle, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UWLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UWL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Alpine 2 NE (ALPI3), 15.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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Near Milton

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