Storm Station
Alton, Indiana
49°
Clear· Feels like 49°·Light air 1 mph W
Sunny, with a high near 78. North wind 1 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Tipsaw LakeTSWI3

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.2 mi away/692 ft/265 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank65of 363

BirdseyeIN017

Beside a road/17.1 mi away/510 ft/83 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank305of 363

French LickFRH

At an airfield/29.0 mi away/778 ft/351 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank266of 363

measured daily2 instruments

Leopold 1.7 ESEIN-PY-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/759 ft/332 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

CentralCNLI3

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/668 ft/241 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at French Lick, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.0 mi from Alton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 10:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over French Lick, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRHFIG. A THE SKY OVER FRENCH LICKSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFrench Lick, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 46.4 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at French Lick: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.4, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRHFIG. B THE AIR AT FRENCH LICKTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.0 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 46.4 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEFrench Lick, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at French Lick, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRHFIG. C THE WIND AT FRENCH LICKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFrench Lick, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Indiana

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Near Alton

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