Storm Station
Plainfield, Indiana
55°
Clear· Feels like 55°·Light air 3 mph NE
Mostly clear. Low around 48, with temperatures rising to around 50 overnight. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
6%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Plainfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

IndianapolisIND

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/791 ft/30 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 362

I-465 Kentucky AveIN053

Beside a road/7.0 mi away/755 ft/6 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank301of 362

measured daily2 instruments

Plainfield 0.5 ENEIN-HS-66

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/757 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Indianapolis NwfoINXI3

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/797 ft/36 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Indianapolis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Plainfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 25,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Indianapolis, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDIANAPOLISSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTFEW 25,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndianapolis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IND-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 25,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Indianapolis: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 25,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT INDFIG. B THE AIR AT INDIANAPOLISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 25,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 46.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEIndianapolis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IND-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 Indianapolis, 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 INDFIG. C THE WIND AT INDIANAPOLISPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEIndianapolis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS INDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IND-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Indianapolis Nwfo (INXI3), 5.9 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 02:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Indiana

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

Near Plainfield

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