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Schneider, Indiana

Town in Lake County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Schneider

Index 32, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Hammond-Gary (IN), 27 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)29Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)32Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Schneider

0.16 in in the last 24 hours, 0.34 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.16in
Last 3 days
0.34in

Visibility

How far you can see at Schneider, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 6 miles Sat 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Schneider, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

RensselaerRZL

At an airfield/21.5 mi away/699 ft/67 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank720of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Lowell WWTPLLLI3

At a water treatment plant/5.7 mi away/663 ft/31 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Schneider 6.6 SIN-LK-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/676 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Rensselaer, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.5 mi from Schneider, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,700 ft, scattered at 3,700 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rensselaer, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RZLFIG. A THE SKY OVER RENSSELAERSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERensselaer, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RZLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RZL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Rensselaer: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RZLFIG. B THE AIR AT RENSSELAERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLERensselaer, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RZLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RZL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rensselaer, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 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 RZLFIG. C THE WIND AT RENSSELAERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERensselaer, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RZLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-RZL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rensselaer, in 6 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 Schneider

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

Near Schneider

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