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Modoc, Indiana

Town in Randolph County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Modoc

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Muncie (IN), 23 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good21 mi
  • Ozone19Good14 ppb18.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Modoc

0.44 in in the last 24 hours, 0.45 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.44in
Last 3 days
0.45in

Visibility

How far you can see at Modoc, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sun 8 AM, lowest 4 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Modoc, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

New CastleUWL

At an airfield/15.7 mi away/1,083 ft/93 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank303of 1,111

New CastleIN010

Beside a road/17.8 mi away/1,098 ft/78 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank869of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Modoc 0.1 WIN-RN-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,176 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank853of 1,111

Station report

The weather at New Castle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.7 mi from Modoc, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,400 ft; the ceiling is 1,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New Castle, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, the ceiling at 1,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew 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

50.0 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 93 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 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at New Castle: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 93 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 1,400 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 48.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 (280 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at New Castle, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 16 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate 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 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG 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 Davis Purdue Agricultural Center (FRMI3), 14.4 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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