I-94 W/B at MM 14.2 DMS SignIN064
Beside a road/4.4 mi away/598 ft/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
West Beach, Indiana
Beach in Porter County, IndianaGale Warning, in full · Every severe alert
* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northwest winds to 30 kt and significant waves to 9 ft occasionally to 12 ft. For the Gale Warning, north winds to 40 kt and significant waves to 16 ft occasionally to 21 ft expected. * WHERE...Calumet Harbor IL to Michigan City IN. * WHEN...For the Small Craft Advisory, until 1 PM CDT this afternoon. For the Gale Warning, from 1 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Strong winds will cause hazardous waves which could capsize or damage vessels and reduce visibility.
Mariners should alter plans to avoid these hazardous conditions. Remain in port, seek safe harbor, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for hazardous conditions.
51°
57°/47°
Overcast·
Feels like 51°·Gentle breeze 12 mph WNW
Alert. A Gale Warning is in force for West Beach until 1 AM tomorrow. 2 more alerts are in force here as well. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book. Rain is likely this afternoon, from about 3 PM, the chance peaking at 64% around 4 PM.
Now. West Beach is 51° and overcast at 6 AM. The dew point is 50°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the west-northwest at 12 mph, gusting to 38 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 56° by 2 PM. Tonight falls to about 42° by 6 AM, with some cloud.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 72°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. Rain is likely tomorrow (54%).
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:06 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 9:57 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The day is 11 hours 5 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
31Air quality
87%Humidity
91%Cloud
Now
6:00 AM
51feels51
now, overcast
Today
Oct 16
5747
88%
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
5740
54%
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
6339
12mph
Mon
Oct 19
6740
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
6943
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7146
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7248
overcast
51°
57°47°
57°40°
63°39°
67°40°
69°43°
71°46°
72°48°
As of 6:00 AM in West Beach, Indiana.
Air quality
The air at West Beach
Index 31, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Hammond-Gary (IN), 9 miles off.
31Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good0.8 mi
- Ozone17Good12 ppb5.7 mi
- Coarse particles (PM10)31Good2.9 mi
- Nitrogen dioxide8Good8 ppb5.7 mi
- Sulfur dioxide1Good1.3 ppb5.7 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.
GoodModerate
- 28YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
Smoke, the next 44 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at West Beach
0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.06in
- Last 3 days
- 0.33in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 18%
Visibility
How far you can see at West Beach, the next 44 hours
Mist or haze: visibility falls to 2 miles Fri 3 PM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Facing N 353°
From above: the edge, the break, the view
Beach
- County
- Porter County
- State
- Indiana
- Latitude
- 41.6274° N
- Longitude
- 87.2029° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest West Beach, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Hobart Precip Station413218087151701
At a river or reservoir gauge/6.9 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Citizen station WB9FQSWB9FQS
In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/636 ft/- ft from here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
At an airfield/10.9 mi away/591 ft/- ft from here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Portage 2.4 NNWIN-PT-157
In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/617 ft/- ft from here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Indiana Dunes National ParkIDNI3
In a park or preserve/5.9 mi away/679 ft/- ft from here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Indiana Dunes National Park (IDNI3), 5.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Indiana
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
AndersoncityBloomingtoncityColumbuscityElkhartcityEvansvillecityFort WaynecityGarycityHoosier National ForestfeatureIndiana DunesfeatureIndianapoliscityKokomocityLafayettecityLaPortecityMichigan CitycityMunciecityPaoli Peaksski areaPerfect North Slopesski areaRichmondcitySouth BendcityTerre HautecityValparaisocityVincennescityWabash Riverfeature
Near West Beach
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Ogden Dunestown, 1 mi
- Indiana Dunesfeature, 1 mi
- Burns Harbortown, 4 mi
- Portagecity, 4 mi
- Lake Stationcity, 5 mi
- New Chicagotown, 6 mi
- Dune Acrestown, 6 mi
- Portertown, 7 mi
- South Havencommunity, 7 mi
- Garycity, 7 mi
- Chestertontown, 7 mi
- Hobartcity, 8 mi
Beaches near West Beach
- Ogden Dunes Beach1 mi
- Portage Lakefront1 mi
- Marquette Park Beach3 mi
- Lake Street Beach4 mi
- Bailly Beach5 mi
- Dune Acres Beach6 mi
- Ridge Beach6 mi
- East Beach7 mi