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Sheridan, Indiana

Town in Hamilton County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Sheridan

Index 38, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 26 miles off.

38Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)38Good18.9 mi
  • Ozone15Good16 ppb13 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good22.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide5Good5.6 ppb22.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb22.8 mi

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sheridan

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.17 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.17in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sheridan, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sheridan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US31@SR38IN043

Beside a road/5.6 mi away/951 ft/7 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank796of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Sheridan 0.2 WSWIN-AD-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/958 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TiptonTPTI3

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/896 ft/48 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Indianapolis Exec, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Sheridan, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,800 ft, broken at 3,200 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 1,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indianapolis Exec, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 1,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TYQFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLIS EXECSECTION, 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 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis Exec, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TYQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TYQ-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

71.0 F with a dew point of 67.6 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis Exec: temperature 71.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.6, 89 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TYQFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLIS EXECTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 71.0 FDEW POINT 67.6 FSPREAD 3.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 Exec, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TYQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TYQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (230 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Indianapolis Exec, north up: blowing from 230 degrees, the southwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TYQFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLIS EXECPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 230°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis Exec, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TYQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TYQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Tipton (TPTI3), 8.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Sheridan

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

Near Sheridan

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