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Tri-Lakes, Indiana

Community in Whitley County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Tri-Lakes

Index 44, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Fort Wayne (IN), 19 miles off.

44Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)44Good-
  • Ozone10Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Tri-Lakes

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.37 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

How far you can see at Tri-Lakes, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 4 miles Fri 3 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Tri-Lakes, IndianaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Tri-Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fort WayneIN003

Beside a road/19.2 mi away/798 ft/137 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank845of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Columbia CityCOLI3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/820 ft/115 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Wayne - Smith, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.1 mi from Tri-Lakes, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Fort Wayne - Smith, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT WAYNE - SMITHSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

69.8 F with a dew point of 69.8 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Fort Wayne - Smith: temperature 69.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 69.8, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT WAYNE - SMITHTHE 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 GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.8 F, 69.8 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 POINTTITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMD-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 9 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Wayne - Smith, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 9 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT WAYNE - SMITHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SMD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Wayne - Smith, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Columbia City (COLI3), 7.4 miles from here, read 7 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Tri-Lakes

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

Near Tri-Lakes

River and lake gauges