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Schaefer Lake, Indiana

Community in Bartholomew County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Schaefer Lake

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Columbus (IN), 8 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Schaefer Lake

0.40 in in the last 24 hours, 0.75 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.40in
Last 3 days
0.75in

Visibility

How far you can see at Schaefer Lake, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 10 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Schaefer Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Hope 0.7 SSEIN-BW-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/727 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ColumbusBAKI3

At a cooperative observer's station/10.9 mi away/620 ft/83 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station WA8VZY, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.1 mi from Schaefer Lake, Indiana. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west (274 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station WA8VZY, north up: blowing from 274 degrees, the west, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WA8VZYFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION WA8VZYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 274°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station WA8VZY, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP WA8VZYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WA8VZY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 824 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.04 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.84 inHg means its barometer reads 28.96 inHg; it reports 72.0 F, 15.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station WA8VZY stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 824 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.04 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.84 and the station pressure it means, 28.96.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WA8VZYFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION WA8VZY 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 WA8VZY3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT824 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 HERE29.04 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.84 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.96 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED72.0 FTITLECitizen station WA8VZY, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP WA8VZYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WA8VZY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 39.36 N, and the day is 10 h 60 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 WA8VZY, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 60 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WA8VZYFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION WA8VZYELEVATION 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 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 60 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.36 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station WA8VZY, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP WA8VZYTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WA8VZY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station WA8VZY, in 4 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 Schaefer Lake

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Near Schaefer Lake

River and lake gauges