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Needham, Indiana

Community in Johnson County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Needham

Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 19 miles off.

48Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good19.8 mi
  • Ozone14Good20 ppb7.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good20.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.4 ppb19.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 54, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Needham

1.40 in in the last 24 hours, 1.60 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.40in
Last 3 days
1.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Needham, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Needham, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AmityIN037

Beside a road/8.9 mi away/682 ft/47 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank765of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Franklin 2EGCLI3

At a cooperative observer's station/3.8 mi away/741 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank101of 1,111

Franklin 0.9 NEIN-JH-42

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.4 mi away/750 ft/21 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.1 mi from Needham, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HFYFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLIS - GREENWOOD MUNISECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis - Greenwood Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HFYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HFY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

70.7 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni: temperature 70.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HFYFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLIS - GREENWOOD MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 69.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 70.7 F, 69.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEIndianapolis - Greenwood Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HFYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HFY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HFYFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLIS - GREENWOOD MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis - Greenwood Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HFYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HFY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Indianapolis - Greenwood Muni, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Franklin 2E (GCLI3), 3.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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