Storm Station
Columbia City, Indiana
50°
Clear· Feels like 50°·Light air 2 mph NE
Sunny, with a high near 71. North wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Columbia City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Fort Wayne - SmithSMD

At an airfield/17.6 mi away/823 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank211of 362

North ManchesterIN054

Beside a road/20.1 mi away/753 ft/114 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank328of 362

measured daily2 instruments

Columbia City 0.2 NWIN-WY-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/867 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Columbia CityCOLI3

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/820 ft/47 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Wayne - Smith, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.6 mi from Columbia City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 9:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Wayne - Smith, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT WAYNE - SMITHSECTION, 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 REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Wayne - Smith: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SMDFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT WAYNE - SMITHTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.8 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMD-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 Fort Wayne - Smith, 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 SMDFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT WAYNE - SMITHPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFort Wayne - Smith, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SMDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SMD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Wayne - Smith, in 6 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 Columbia City

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