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Van Bibber Lake, Indiana

Community in Putnam County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Van Bibber Lake

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 PM from its reporting area, Terre Haute (IN), 30 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)0Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 52, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 8 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Bibber Lake

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, 0.39 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
0.39in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Bibber Lake, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 8 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Van Bibber Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

CloverdaleIN011

Beside a road/15.1 mi away/832 ft/42 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank868of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Bainbridge 2.9 WIN-PM-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/889 ft/99 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RockvilleROKI3

At a cooperative observer's station/16.1 mi away/692 ft/98 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank617of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Greencastle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Van Bibber Lake, Indiana. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,800 ft, overcast at 3,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Greencastle, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPCFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREENCASTLESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,400 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGreencastle, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GPCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GPC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Greencastle: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPCFIG. B THE AIR AT GREENCASTLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEGreencastle, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GPCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GPC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Greencastle, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GPCFIG. C THE WIND AT GREENCASTLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreencastle, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GPCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GPC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Rockville (ROKI3), 16.1 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 Van Bibber Lake

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

Near Van Bibber Lake

River and lake gauges