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Wakarusa, Indiana

Town in Elkhart County, Indiana

Air quality

The air at Wakarusa

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, South Bend (IN), 17 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-
  • Ozone17Good11 ppb24.6 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 Wakarusa

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 0.68 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
0.68in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wakarusa, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 8 PM, lowest 7 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wakarusa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GoshenGSH

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/827 ft/14 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,111

measured daily2 instruments

Wakarusa 0.3 SWIN-EL-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/866 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Goshen 3 WGSNI3

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/873 ft/32 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank663of 1,111

Station report

The weather at Goshen, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Wakarusa, Indiana. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:25 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,000 ft, broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 3,800 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Goshen, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSHFIG. A THE SKY OVER GOSHENSECTION, 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 3,800 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEGoshen, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GSHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GSH-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 68.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Goshen: temperature 69.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GSHFIG. B THE AIR AT GOSHENTHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 69.0 F, 68.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEGoshen, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GSH-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 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 20 mph.

Plan of the wind at Goshen, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 16 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 GSHFIG. C THE WIND AT GOSHENPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGoshen, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GSHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GSH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Goshen 3 W (GSNI3), 7.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 19:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Wakarusa

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

Near Wakarusa

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