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Vera Cruz, Indiana

Town in Wells County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Vera Cruz

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Muncie (IN), 25 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-
  • Ozone18Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 8 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Vera Cruz

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Vera Cruz, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Vera Cruz, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PortlandPLD

At an airfield/17.9 mi away/914 ft/95 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank756of 1,111

Gas CityIN008

Beside a road/29.0 mi away/891 ft/72 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank777of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Bluffton 1.9 ESEIN-WL-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/829 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Berne WWTPBERI3

At a water treatment plant/8.1 mi away/830 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station KA9LHE, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 18.0 mi from Vera Cruz, Indiana. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 14 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KA9LHE, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 14; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KA9LHEFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KA9LHEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KA9LHE, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KA9LHETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KA9LHE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 805 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.06 inHg and the temperature at 56.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.79 inHg means its barometer reads 28.93 inHg; it reports 67.0 F, 10.9 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KA9LHE stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 805 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.79 and the station pressure it means, 28.93.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KA9LHEFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KA9LHE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION KA9LHE3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT805 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.79 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.93 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED67.0 FTITLECitizen station KA9LHE, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KA9LHETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KA9LHE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.96 N, and the day is 10 h 56 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KA9LHE, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KA9LHEFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KA9LHEELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KA9LHE, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KA9LHETYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KA9LHE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KA9LHE, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Vera Cruz

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Near Vera Cruz

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