Storm Station
Cates, Indiana
48° 72°/46°
Clear· Feels like 48°·Light air 3 mph NE
Patchy fog. Mostly clear. Low around 46, with temperatures rising to around 48 overnight. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
87%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
5:00 AM
48feels48
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7246
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7447
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7952
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8659
13%
15mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8468
49%
15mph
drizzle
Fri
Oct 2
6752
48%
15mph
drizzle light
Sat
Oct 3
6747
29%
13mph
overcast
48°
72°46°
74°47°
79°52°
86°59°
84°68°
67°52°
67°47°

As of 5:00 AM in Cates, Indiana.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Cates, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

CovingtonIN041

Beside a road/10.0 mi away/560 ft/82 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank301of 362

CrawfordsvilleCFJ

At an airfield/22.2 mi away/799 ft/157 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank265of 362

measured daily2 instruments

Newport 0.4 WSWIN-VR-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/603 ft/39 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PerrysvillePYVI3

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/643 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Crawfordsville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.2 mi from Cates. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 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 Crawfordsville, 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 CFJFIG. A THE SKY OVER CRAWFORDSVILLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECrawfordsville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CFJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

42.8 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Crawfordsville: temperature 42.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFJFIG. B THE AIR AT CRAWFORDSVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 42.8 F, 41.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLECrawfordsville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Crawfordsville, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CFJFIG. C THE WIND AT CRAWFORDSVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECrawfordsville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CFJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CFJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Perrysville (PYVI3), 9.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:10. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Cates

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