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North Salem, Indiana

Town in Hendricks County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at North Salem

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 26 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 55, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at North Salem

0.29 in in the last 24 hours, 0.34 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.29in
Last 3 days
0.34in

Visibility

How far you can see at North Salem, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 8 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest North Salem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

North Salem 2.5 SWIN-HS-46

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/897 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Danville 3SWDANI3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/951 ft/55 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank926of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Citizen station KD9BKH, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.2 mi from North Salem, Indiana. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (33 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KD9BKH, north up: blowing from 33 degrees, the north northeast, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD9BKHFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KD9BKHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 33°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KD9BKH, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD9BKHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD9BKH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 815 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.05 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.94 inHg means its barometer reads 29.07 inHg; it reports 58.0 F, 1.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KD9BKH stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 815 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.05 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.94 and the station pressure it means, 29.07.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD9BKHFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KD9BKH STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION KD9BKH3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT815 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.05 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.94 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.07 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED58.0 FTITLECitizen station KD9BKH, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD9BKHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD9BKH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.92 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KD9BKH, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD9BKHFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KD9BKHELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KD9BKH, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD9BKHTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD9BKH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KD9BKH, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Danville 3SW (DANI3), 10.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near North Salem

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

Near North Salem

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