FNUS53 KIWX 160703 FWFIWX Fire Weather Planning Forecast for the Southern Great Lakes National Weather Service Northern Indiana 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .DISCUSSION... An upper level trough will move through today into this evening with cooler temperatures, gusty winds and scattered rain showers. Dry and cool then into this weekend with light winds. INZ005-012-014-103-104-203-204-162015- Elkhart-Starke-Marshall-Northern La Porte-Eastern St. Joseph IN- Southern La Porte-Western St. Joseph IN- Including the cities of Elkhart, Goshen, Nappanee, Knox, North Judson, Bass Lake, Plymouth, Bremen, Culver, Michigan City, La Porte, Kingsbury, Fish Lake, South Bend, Mishawaka, Lakeville, Granger, Wanatah, La Crosse, Union Mills, North Liberty, New Carlisle, and Walkerton 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 /203 AM CDT Fri Oct 16 2026/ .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers. Chance of showers 90 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2050 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................30 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers until 0500Slight chance of rain showers after 0500. Areas of frost after 0500 until 0600Patchy frost after 0600. Chance of showers 50 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....35-45. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Partly sunny until 1300, then sunny. Patchy frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........40-45 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......Northeast winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northeast around 10 mph shifting to the west around 5 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ INZ006>009-162015- Lagrange-Steuben-Noble-De Kalb- Including the cities of Lagrange, Topeka, Shipshewana, Angola, Fremont, Kendallville, Ligonier, Albion, Auburn, and Garrett 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1500, then showers likely until 1700, then chance of showers. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........70-75 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. VentRate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2200 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2000, then partly cloudy until 0500, then clear. Slight chance of rain showers until 2000. Areas of frost after 0600. Chance of showers 20 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1550 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......25 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ OHZ001-002-004-005-162015- Williams-Fulton OH-Defiance-Henry- Including the cities of Bryan, Montpelier, Edgerton, Wauseon, Archbold, Swanton, Delta, Defiance, Sherwood, Hicksville, Napoleon, Deshler, and Liberty Center 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 20 to 25 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2000, then partly cloudy until 0600, then clear. Slight chance of rain showers until 2000. Chance of showers 20 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......20 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 20 to 25 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2450 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 15 mph becoming northwest around 5 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 60s. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 70. South windsaround 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. $$ INZ013-015-020-022-023-162015- Pulaski-Fulton IN-White-Cass IN-Miami- Including the cities of Winamac, Francesville, Medaryville, Rochester, Akron, Monticello, Monon, Brookston, Logansport, Royal Center, Peru, Grissom AFB, and Mexico 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Slight chance of showers until 1300Showers after 1300. Chance of showers 90 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2200, then partly cloudy. Rain showers likely until 0100Chance of rain showers after 0100. Patchy frost after 0600. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....35-40. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1650 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. CWR.................10 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy frost until 0900. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 55. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ INZ017-018-116-216-162015- Whitley-Allen IN-Northern Kosciusko-Southern Kosciusko- Including the cities of Columbia City, Tri-Lakes, South Whitley, Fort Wayne, New Haven, Syracuse, Milford, North Webster, Leesburg, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Silver Lake, and Mentone 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy until 0600, then clear. Chance of rain showers until 2000. Areas of frost after 0600. Chance of showers 40 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1600 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Areas of frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph. Vent Rate Category..Marginal. Mixing Height.......Around 2300 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 5 to 10 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ INZ024>027-162015- Wabash-Huntington-Wells-Adams- Including the cities of Wabash, North Manchester, Huntington, Roanoke, Bluffton, Ossian, Decatur, and Berne 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Min humidity........60-65 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. 20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers until 2000, then slight chance of rain showers until 2100. Patchy frost after 0600. Chance of showers 50 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 15 to 20 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Sunny. Patchy frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......Little change. 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2250 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 15 mph decreasing to around 5 mph in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 30. Highs around 60. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ INZ032>034-162015- Grant-Blackford-Jay- Including the cities of Marion, Gas City, Upland, Hartford City, Montpelier, Portland, and Dunkirk 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................10 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2200, then partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers until 2100, then slight chance of rain showers until 2200. Chance of showers 50 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......5 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 1700 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 20 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........35-40 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2350 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 30. Highs around 60. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 70. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the mid 70s. $$ OHZ015-016-024-025-162015- Paulding-Putnam-Van Wert-Allen OH- Including the cities of Paulding, Antwerp, Payne, Ottawa, Leipsic, Columbus Grove, Continental, Pandora, Van Wert, Ohio City, Lima, Spencerville, and Bluffton 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers likely. Chance of showers 70 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....Around 60. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......West winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2150 ft agl. Transport Winds.....West 20 to 25 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2100, then partly cloudy. Chance of rain showers until 2000, then slight chance of rain showers until 2200. Chance of showers 50 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....Around 35. 24 hr trend......20 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 1900 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 20 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy frost after 0800 until 0900. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......5 degrees cooler. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......10 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds 5 to 10 mph. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2450 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North 10 to 15 mph. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows around 30. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around70. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$ MIZ078>081-177-277-162015- Cass MI-St. Joseph MI-Branch-Hillsdale-Northern Berrien- Southern Berrien- Including the cities of Dowagiac, Cassopolis, Edwardsburg, Marcellus, Sturgis, Three Rivers, White Pigeon, Mendon, Coldwater, Bronson, Hillsdale, Jonesville, Litchfield, Benton Harbor, St. Joseph, Paw Paw Lake, Niles, New Buffalo, Stevensville, and Berrien Springs 303 AM EDT Fri Oct 16 2026 .TODAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy. Chance of showers until 1300, then showers likely and slight chance of thunderstorms. Precipitation 70 percent. Chance of thunder...20 percent. Max temperature.....55-60. 24 hr trend......10 degrees cooler. Min humidity........65-70 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent wetter. 20-foot winds.......Northwest winds 15 to 20 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2050 ft agl. Transport Winds.....Northwest around 25 mph. CWR.................20 percent. .TONIGHT... Sky/weather.........Mostly cloudy until 2000, then partly cloudy. Slight chance of rain showers until 2000Chance of rain showers after 2000 until 0100. Areas of frost after 0500. Chance of showers 50 percent. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Min temperature.....30-40. 24 hr trend......15 degrees cooler. Max humidity........85-90 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. Humidity recovery...Excellent. 20-foot winds.......North winds 10 to 15 mph. Vent Rate Category..Good. Mixing Height.......Around 2000 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 25 mph decreasing to around 15 mph after midnight. CWR.................0 percent. .SATURDAY... Sky/weather.........Mostly sunny. Patchy frost until 1000. Chance of thunder...0 percent. Max temperature.....50-55. 24 hr trend......Little change. Min humidity........30-35 percent. 24 hr trend......15 percent drier. 20-foot winds.......North winds around 5 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. Vent Rate Category..Fair. Mixing Height.......Around 2400 ft agl. Transport Winds.....North around 10 mph shifting to the west in the afternoon. CWR.................0 percent. .SUNDAY...Clear. Areas of frost. Lows in the mid 30s. Highs around 60. Southwest winds around 5 mph. .MONDAY...Clear. Lows around 40. Highs in the mid 60s. South winds around 5 mph. .TUESDAY...Partly cloudy. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. Light winds. .WEDNESDAY...Mostly clear. Lows around 40. Highs around 70. .THURSDAY...Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs around 70. $$