Dense Fog Advisory
Ends in 1 h 55 min
When
Until 10 AM EDT this morning.
Where
Portions of northern Indiana, southwest Michigan, and northwest Ohio.
Issued for this forecast zone · National Weather Service Northern Indiana
What, impacts and precautionsHide details
What
Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.
Impacts
Low visibility could make driving conditions hazardous.
Precautionary actions
If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of distance ahead of you.
Areas: Elkhart; Lagrange; Steuben; Noble; De Kalb; Whitley; Allen; Wabash; Huntington; Wells; Adams; Northern Kosciusko; Southern Kosciusko; St. Joseph; Branch; Hillsdale; Williams; Fulton; Defiance; Henry; Paulding; Putnam; Van Wert; Allen
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Observed 6:55 AM EDT at KGWB

Butler, IN weather

Foggy and 45°7°, 9°5° warmer than a typical Oct 24.

Mostly agree

Now 45°7°

Fog

Wind: 3 mph5 km/h; From the northeast. Light through 8 PM
Visibility (notable): 0.2 mi0.3 km; Dense fog
Dew point: 45°7°; Comfortable
Humidity: 100%; Air 45°7°, dew point 45°7° · fog or dew likely
UV index: 0Low; Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 3
Pressure: 30.42 inHg1030 hPa; Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

From forecast models

Next 48 hours

4°2° warmer than this time yesterday (41°5° then, 45°7° now)

Good hours for

Fog until noon
Above 60°16° today by 1 PM
High 67°19° today at 5 PM

This morningUp to 52°11° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
This afternoonUp to 67°19° by 5 PM · Partly cloudy
TonightDown to 44°7° by 5 AM · Clear
Tomorrow morningUp to 56°13° by 11 AM · Partly cloudy
Tomorrow afternoonUp to 70°21° by 5 PM · Mostly cloudy
Tomorrow nightDown to 47°8° by 4 AM · Partly cloudy

Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
Hour	Conditions	Temperature	Feels like	Precipitation	Wind	Humidity	Cloud cover	UV index
Sat 8a	Fog	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 49°9°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	81%	0
Sat 9a	Fog	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	100%	81%	0
Sat 10a	Fog	49°9° (likely 48°9° to 51°11°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	93%	78%	1
Sat 11a	Fog	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	89%	75%	2
Sat 12p	Mostly sunny	56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	77%	65%	3
Sat 1p	Partly sunny	60°16° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	67%	63%	3
Sat 2p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)	64°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	58%	64%	3
Sat 3p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 58°14° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	52%	56%	3
Sat 4p	Partly sunny	66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)	66°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	50%	32%	2
Sat 5p	Partly sunny	67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	47%	45%	1
Sat 6p	Partly sunny	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph9 km/h	52%	32%	0
Sat 7p	Cloudy	62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)	62°17°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	58%	55%	0
Sat 8p	Clear	57°14° (likely 53°12° to 57°14°)	57°14°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph8 km/h	72%	20%	0
Sat 9p	Clear	53°12° (likely 50°10° to 53°12°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	83%	15%	0
Sat 10p	Mostly clear	51°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	86%	12%	0
Sat 11p	Clear	50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	86%	3%	0
Sun 12a	Clear	48°9° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 9 mph15 km/h	93%	3%	0
Sun 1a	Clear	47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	93%	5%	0
Sun 2a	Clear	46°8° (likely 45°7° to 47°8°)	46°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	96%	11%	0
Sun 3a	Clear	45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	96%	15%	0
Sun 4a	Clear	45°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	96%	14%	0
Sun 5a	Clear	44°7° (likely 43°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph10 km/h	100%	1%	0
Sun 6a	Clear	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 45°7°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	3%	0
Sun 7a	Clear	43°6° (likely 41°5° to 44°7°)	43°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	9%	0
Sun 8a	Sunny	42°6° (likely 40°4° to 44°7°)	42°6°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	100%	41%	0
Sun 9a	Mostly sunny	44°7° (likely 42°6° to 47°8°)	44°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	100%	56%	0
Sun 10a	Mostly sunny	51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 5 mph7 km/h	89%	80%	1
Sun 11a	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 54°12° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph14 km/h	77%	78%	2
Sun 12p	Cloudy	60°16° (likely 59°15° to 61°16°)	60°16°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	69%	80%	3
Sun 1p	Cloudy	64°18° (likely 63°17° to 65°18°)	64°18°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	60%	77%	4
Sun 2p	Cloudy	67°19° (likely 65°18° to 67°19°)	67°19°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph12 km/h	54%	79%	4
Sun 3p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 66°19° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 8 mph13 km/h	51%	69%	4
Sun 4p	Cloudy	69°21° (likely 66°19° to 69°21°)	69°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph12 km/h	47%	68%	3
Sun 5p	Partly sunny	70°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°)	70°21°	0%	5 mph8 km/h from S, gusts 7 mph11 km/h	46%	72%	2
Sun 6p	Partly sunny	68°20° (likely 63°17° to 68°20°)	68°20°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 6 mph9 km/h	51%	72%	1
Sun 7p	Partly cloudy	65°18° (likely 59°15° to 65°18°)	65°18°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	56%	69%	0
Sun 8p	Partly cloudy	60°16° (likely 56°13° to 60°16°)	60°16°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	64%	46%	0
Sun 9p	Cloudy	56°13° (likely 55°13° to 57°14°)	56°13°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	74%	64%	0
Sun 10p	Mostly clear	53°12° (likely 53°12° to 56°13°)	53°12°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	42%	0
Sun 11p	Cloudy	52°11° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°)	52°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	74%	0
Mon 12a	Partly cloudy	51°11° (likely 51°11° to 54°12°)	51°11°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph7 km/h	80%	57%	0
Mon 1a	Partly cloudy	50°10° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)	50°10°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 4 mph6 km/h	83%	59%	0
Mon 2a	Partly cloudy	49°9° (likely 46°8° to 53°12°)	49°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph5 km/h	86%	58%	0
Mon 3a	Partly cloudy	48°9° (likely 44°7° to 53°12°)	48°9°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	89%	50%	0
Mon 4a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 43°6° to 53°12°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	64%	0
Mon 5a	Partly cloudy	47°8° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	47°8°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	93%	58%	0
Mon 6a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 42°6° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	74%	0
Mon 7a	Partly cloudy	45°7° (likely 41°5° to 52°11°)	45°7°	0%	0 mph0 km/h, gusts 3 mph4 km/h	96%	64%	0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)

Today, Oct 24. Fog. High 67°19°, low 42°6°. Typical 58°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Fog, 44°7°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 67°19°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 57°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 44°7°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Today: Widespread fog before noon. Mostly sunny, with a high near 67. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Tonight: Mostly clear, with a low around 42. Southeast wind around 0 mph.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
61°16°–67°19°
Low, likely
42°6°–45°7°
Typical high / low
58°14° / 38°3°
Wind
7 mph11 km/h, gusts 13 mph21 km/h
UV peak
4
Tomorrow, Oct 25. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 45°7°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Forecasts agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Mostly sunny, 42°6°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Partly cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70. Southeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 45. Southwest wind around 0 mph.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
High, likely
66°19°–70°21°
Low, likely
40°4°–45°7°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
6 mph9 km/h, gusts 14 mph22 km/h
UV peak
4
Monday, Oct 26. Partly sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 57°14° / 38°3°. Dry. Mostly agree. Best day outdoors this week.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Partly sunny, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 70°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 49°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 71. West wind around 0 mph.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 71°22°).
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
42°6°–49°9°
Typical high / low
57°14° / 38°3°
Wind
9 mph14 km/h, gusts 16 mph26 km/h
UV peak
4
Tuesday, Oct 27. Cloudy. High 64°18°, low 45°7°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 47°9°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 65°18°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 58°14°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 64.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
62°17°–69°21°
Low, likely
45°7°–48°9°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
3
Wednesday, Oct 28. Cloudy. High 70°21°, low 50°10°. Typical 56°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 50°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Sunny, 71°22°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 61°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Clear, 52°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 50.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
69°21°–72°22°
Low, likely
46°8°–51°11°
Typical high / low
56°13° / 37°3°
Wind
10 mph16 km/h, gusts 21 mph33 km/h
UV peak
4
Thursday, Oct 29. Mostly sunny. High 71°22°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 37°3°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 51°11°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 71°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Clear, 60°16°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 51°11°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Sunny, with a high near 71.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
68°20°–73°23°
Low, likely
46°8°–53°12°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 37°3°
Wind
11 mph17 km/h, gusts 27 mph44 km/h
UV peak
2
Friday, Oct 30. Partly sunny. High 68°20°, low 46°8°. Typical 55°13° / 36°2°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Sunny, 49°10°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Partly sunny, 69°21°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 59°15°
  Dry
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Cloudy, 47°8°
  Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 2am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
65°18°–74°23°
Low, likely
42°6°–52°11°
Typical high / low
55°13° / 36°2°
Wind
12 mph19 km/h, gusts 20 mph32 km/h
UV peak
3
Saturday, Oct 31. Cloudy. High 69°21°, low 48°9°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.02 in0.5 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 46°8°
  Dry
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 68°20°
  Dry
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Cloudy, 61°16°
  30% chance
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Drizzle, 54°12°
  40% chance
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
60°16°–75°24°
Low, likely
43°6°–54°12°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h, gusts 23 mph37 km/h
UV peak
3
Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 69°21°, low 55°13°. Typical 54°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.42 in11 mm, 60% chance. Mostly agree.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Cloudy, 54°12°
  60% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Cloudy, 69°21°
  50% chance · 0.11 in2.9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 63°17°
  50% chance · 0.3 in7.7 mm
4. Overnight
  midnight–6 AM
  Rain, 60°16°
  50% chance · 0.18 in4.6 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
High, likely
66°19°–71°22°
Low, likely
48°9°–60°16°
Typical high / low
54°12° / 36°2°
Wind
20 mph32 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
UV peak
3
Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 64°18°, low 58°14°. Typical 53°12° / 36°2°. Rain 0.75 in19 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
1. Morning
  6 AM–noon
  Rain, 61°16°
  40% chance · 0.17 in4.3 mm
2. Afternoon
  noon–6 PM
  Rain, 63°17°
  30% chance · 0.36 in9 mm
3. Evening
  6 PM–midnight
  Rain, 59°15°
  30% chance · 0.5 in13 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
High, likely
57°14°–70°21°
Low, likely
53°12°–62°17°
Typical high / low
53°12° / 36°2°
Wind
18 mph28 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h

10 days15 days30 days

The outlook

Today
Dry, high 67°, low 42°.
Tomorrow
Dry, high 70°, low 45°, warming up.
Monday
Dry, high 71°, low 46°.
Rest of week
Highs 64–71°; chance of precipitation on Sunday, Monday.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (IWX) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville

4.7 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 4.0 ft
Flow: 134 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:25 AM · NWS gauge page

Fish Creek (IN) at Hamilton

7.4 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 3.3 ft
Flow: 2 cfs

Reading from Sat 6:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Northern Indiana Lakes at Hamilton Lake at Hamilton

7.8 mi

Level: 8.5 ft

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

Cedar Creek (IN) at 18th Street Auburn

10 mi

Below flood stage

Level: 2.7 ft
Flow: 20 cfs

Reading from Sat 6 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 83% less heating than a typical week.

This week 22Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F: 14
h below 17°F: 0
h below 5°F: 0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at. About 1 hours are near freezing and damp, when outdoor units defrost more often.

Comfort

Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–7:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

GARRETT 1 S · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1989–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 9°5° warmer than typical.

Last 7 days vs normal

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Butler weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Daylight: 10 h 43 min; Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 32 min less
Golden hour: 6:06–7:02 PM; Morning 7:44–8:40 AM
Blue hour: 7:02–7:13 PM; Morning 7:33–7:44 AM; first light 7:33 AM

Stars tonight? Fair

Mostly clear 8 PM–7:34 AM, but the moon is 99% lit and up.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today: sets 6:14 AM · rises 5:42 PM
Full moon: Oct 26
New moon: Nov 9

Looking west from Butler. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.

1 active weather alert

Dense Fog Advisory

Butler, IN weather

Next 2 hours

Next 48 hours

Days ahead

The outlook

Today

Tomorrow

Monday

Rest of week

What changed since yesterday

Radar

Rivers

St. Joseph River (OH/IN) near Newville

Fish Creek (IN) at Hamilton

Northern Indiana Lakes at Hamilton Lake at Hamilton

Cedar Creek (IN) at 18th Street Auburn

For your home

Heating this week

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

Comfort

Open the windows?

Is this typical?

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Last 7 days vs normal

Sun & moon

Sun

Stars tonight? Fair

Moon