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Universal, Indiana

Town in Vermillion County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Universal

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Terre Haute (IN), 10 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good9.6 mi
  • Ozone17Good18 ppb9.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.9 ppb9.6 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Universal

0.32 in in the last 24 hours, 0.37 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.32in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Universal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Clinton 1.2 SIN-VR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/496 ft/81 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RockvilleROKI3

At a cooperative observer's station/15.3 mi away/692 ft/115 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank617of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Terre Haute, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.2 mi from Universal, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:11 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,300 ft, broken at 2,100 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,100 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Terre Haute, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, broken cloud with its base at 2,100 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,100 feet, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUFFIG. A THE SKY OVER TERRE HAUTESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,100 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,300 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLETerre Haute, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HUFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUF-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 67.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Terre Haute: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 67.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUFFIG. B THE AIR AT TERRE HAUTETHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 66.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.0 F, 67.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLETerre Haute, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 37 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Terre Haute, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 37; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUFFIG. C THE WIND AT TERRE HAUTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 37 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETerre Haute, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rockville (ROKI3), 15.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:20. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Universal

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

Near Universal

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