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Shirley, Indiana

Town in Hancock County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Shirley

Index 48, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Indianapolis (IN), 34 miles off.

48Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)48Good8.8 mi
  • Ozone14Good14 ppb16.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 54, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Shirley

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, 0.35 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
0.35in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 3 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 3 miles Fri 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Shirley, 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

New CastleUWL

At an airfield/13.5 mi away/1,083 ft/53 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank303of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

(N9MRC)Wilkinson 4.1 WIN-HN-34

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/938 ft/92 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

New CastleNCWI3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/1,043 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,110of 1,111

Station report

The weather at New Castle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.5 mi from Shirley, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 800 ft, scattered at 2,300 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over New Castle, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 800 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UWLFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEW CASTLESECTION, 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 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLENew Castle, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UWLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UWL-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 800 ft.

Chart of the air at New Castle: 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 800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UWLFIG. B THE AIR AT NEW CASTLETHE 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 GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 800 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 POINTTITLENew Castle, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UWLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UWL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at New Castle, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 9 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 UWLFIG. C THE WIND AT NEW CASTLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENew Castle, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UWLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UWL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at New Castle (NCWI3), 7.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Shirley

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Near Shirley

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