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Simonton Lake, Indiana

Community in Elkhart County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Simonton Lake

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 18 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-
  • Ozone17Good11 ppb10.2 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Simonton Lake

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.54 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.54in

Visibility

How far you can see at Simonton Lake, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Thu 11 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Simonton Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Elkhart 3.2 NIN-EL-87

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/776 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Elkhart - Public WorksEKWI3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/728 ft/54 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Elkhart Municipa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.4 mi from Simonton Lake, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,100 ft, overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,100 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elkhart Municipa, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,100 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKMFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKHART MUNICIPASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 1,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElkhart Municipa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EKMTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EKM-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

69.0 F with a dew point of 69.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Elkhart Municipa: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKMFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKHART MUNICIPATHE 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, BKN 1,100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.0 F, 69.0 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 POINTTITLEElkhart Municipa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKMTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EKM-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 15 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Elkhart Municipa, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 15 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EKMFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKHART MUNICIPAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkhart Municipa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EKMTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EKM-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Simonton Lake

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Near Simonton Lake

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