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Salem, Indiana

City in Washington County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Salem

Index 57, moderate, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Louisville (KY), 38 miles off.

57Moderate
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)57Moderate-
  • Ozone29Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)38Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 49, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Salem

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.48 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.48in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Salem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ScottsburgIN036

Beside a road/17.7 mi away/597 ft/178 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank753of 1,111

BedfordBFR

At an airfield/24.6 mi away/719 ft/56 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank898of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

CorydonCOYI3

At a cooperative observer's station/26.8 mi away/587 ft/188 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bedford, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.6 mi from Salem, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 3,100 ft, scattered at 4,400 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Bedford, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFRFIG. A THE SKY OVER BEDFORDSECTION, 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 SKYSCT 4,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 3,100 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEBedford, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BFRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFR-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

71.6 F with a dew point of 71.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Bedford: temperature 71.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 71.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BFRFIG. B THE AIR AT BEDFORDTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 71.6 F, 71.6 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 POINTTITLEBedford, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bedford, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 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 BFRFIG. C THE WIND AT BEDFORDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBedford, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BFRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BFR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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