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Plainfield, Indiana

Town in Hendricks County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Plainfield

Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 11 miles off.

48Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good11.2 mi
  • Ozone14Good12 ppb4.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good16.5 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.4 ppb15 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 Plainfield

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 0.20 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Plainfield, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Plainfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Plainfield 0.5 ENEIN-HS-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/757 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Indianapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Plainfield, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:54 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

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

Section of the sky over Indianapolis, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLISSECTION, 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 SKYFEW 1,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IND-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 71.0 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 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis: temperature 72.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.0, 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 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLISTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 70.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 72.0 F, 71.0 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, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IND-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Indianapolis, north up: blowing from 200 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 INDFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IND-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Indianapolis Nwfo (INXI3), 5.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Plainfield

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

Near Plainfield

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