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New Chicago, Indiana

Town in Lake County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at New Chicago

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Hammond-Gary (IN), 5 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good3.7 mi
  • Ozone9Good5 ppb3.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good3.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.5 ppb3.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.5 ppb3.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at New Chicago

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Chicago, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 12 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Chicago, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hobart 1.6 EIN-LK-50

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/624 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Crown Point 1NCRPI3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.2 mi away/699 ft/67 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Gary Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from New Chicago, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,700 ft, overcast at 2,100 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Gary Regional, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYYFIG. A THE SKY OVER GARY REGIONALSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGary Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GYYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GYY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Gary Regional: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYYFIG. B THE AIR AT GARY REGIONALTHE 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 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 55.4 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 POINTTITLEGary Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GYY-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 14 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Gary Regional, north up: blowing from 280 degrees, the west, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GYYFIG. C THE WIND AT GARY REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 280°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGary Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GYYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GYY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near New Chicago

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

Near New Chicago

River and lake gauges