South Whitley, Indiana Air Quality
The nearest monitor to South Whitley, at Larwill, 6 miles away, measured an index of 24 at Tue, 12:00 AM EDT, which is Good for fine particles (PM2.5). Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2 forecasts Good for Fort Wayne today and Good tomorrow.
- Measured now
- 24 · Good
- Today
- — · Good
- Tomorrow
- — · Good
- Pollutant
- PM2.5
Fine particles on the map
Forecast fine particulate matter from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability over South Whitley, Indiana. Open it for the live map, where it pans and zooms.
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Map layer from NOAA National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Boundaries from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet.
Alerts in force
An Air Quality Alert is issued by the National Weather Service on behalf of a state or local agency when pollution is expected to reach a level that harms health. An Air Stagnation Advisory means the air will not move enough to clear what is already in it.
None are in force near South Whitley right now. All Indiana warnings.
Now
Good
- Nearest monitor
- Larwill, 6 miles away (site 181830003)
- Index measured
- 24 · Good
- Measured at
- Tue, 12:00 AM EDT
- Fine particles
- 3.9 µg/m³
- Reporting area
- Fort Wayne, IN, 24 miles away
- Reported by
- Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2
- Area index
- 19 · Good
Measured, not modeled. AirNow observations are preliminary until the operating agency certifies them, which happens months later.
Today and tomorrow
Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2's own forecast for Fort Wayne, written by a forecaster rather than read off a model.
| Day | Category | Index | Pollutant |
|---|---|---|---|
| Today | Good | Ozone | |
| Tomorrow | Good | Ozone |
The forecaster’s discussion
Written by Indiana Dept. of Environmental Management 2 for Fort Wayne and filed with AirNow.
The past few days have seen good ozone and good PM2.5. Today will see temperatures reaching near 60 degrees at most. Skies will be overcast, dewpoints will be in the 50's, and scattered rain chances will persist throughout the day. Winds will be primarily from the northeast, reaching speeds over 10 mph with gusts over 20 mph, and mixing heights will rise above 2000 ft. Tomorrow will bring slightly warmer temperatures, a decrease in rain chances, and overcast skies. Dewpoints will decrease slightly during this time as well, staying around 50 degrees. Winds will still be primarily from the northeast, reaching speeds over 10 mph, and mixing heights will rise above 3000 ft. Wednesday will bring similar conditions. Temperatures will reach the low 60's, dewpoints will be in the 50's, and skies will be mostly cloudy. Rain chances will have dropped off at this point. Winds will still be primarily from the northeast and still over 10 mph, and mixing heights will rise to around 3000 ft at most. The Canadian and NOAA 6Z BC models agree on good PM2.5 over the next few days, consistent with recent measurements. Given recent conditions and today's rain chances, moderate PM2.5 buildup will continue to be unlikely. Both models also show good ozone throughout the period, which is also consistent with recent observations. Given recent conditions, the mostly cloudy skies, and temperatures in the 60's, ozone buildup will also be unlikely during this time.
Hour by hour
NOAA’s air quality model could not be read for this point just now. It runs twice a day and covers the lower 48, Alaska and Hawaii.
Smoke
NOAA’s analysts have not drawn smoke over South Whitley in satellite imagery today.
NOAA’s model forecasts no measurable smoke near the ground here over the next two days.
What this means
Good
Air quality is satisfactory, and air pollution poses little or no risk.
- Who is affected
- Nobody is expected to be affected.
- What to do
- It is a good day to be outside.
- Index range
- 0 to 50
Category descriptions are the Environmental Protection Agency’s own.
What these numbers are. An index beside a monitor’s name is a measurement, published hourly by AirNow and preliminary until the operating agency certifies it. A category for today or tomorrow is a state or local agency forecaster’s own forecast for a reporting area. An hourly index is NOAA’s air quality model on a five-kilometer grid, not a reading from any instrument. Where a town has no monitor within reach, only the model figures appear, and the page says so.
Nearby
The nearest towns with a page of their own, closest first.
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Sources
Observations and daily forecasts from AirNow, the US Environmental Protection Agency’s program with NOAA, the National Park Service, NASA, tribal, state and local agencies. Hourly forecasts from NOAA’s National Air Quality Forecast Capability. Smoke analysis from NOAA’s Hazard Mapping System. Alerts from the National Weather Service. Index categories and breakpoints are EPA’s, as revised in 2024.