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New Palestine, Indiana

Town in Hancock County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at New Palestine

Index 41, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 16 miles off.

41Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)41Good13.2 mi
  • Ozone14Good22 ppb8.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good13.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.6 ppb13.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb13.2 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at New Palestine

0.74 in in the last 24 hours, 0.80 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.74in
Last 3 days
0.80in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Palestine, the next 44 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Palestine, 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

measured daily2 instruments

New Palestine 0.3 NNWIN-HN-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/825 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GreenfieldGRFI3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/889 ft/61 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank24of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Indianapolis Mount Comfort, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from New Palestine, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,100 ft, scattered at 1,700 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indianapolis Mount Comfort, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQJFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLIS MOUNT COMFORTSECTION, 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 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis Mount Comfort, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MQJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

72.0 F with a dew point of 72.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis Mount Comfort: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 72.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQJFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLIS MOUNT COMFORTTHE 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, FEW 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.0 F, 72.0 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 POINTTITLEIndianapolis Mount Comfort, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Indianapolis Mount Comfort, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQJFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLIS MOUNT COMFORTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis Mount Comfort, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Indianapolis Mount Comfort, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Greenfield (GRFI3), 8.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near New Palestine

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

Near New Palestine

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