Storm Station
Alden, Illinois
48°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 48°·Light air 3 mph E
Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lawrence RdIMC05

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/900 ft/92 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank409of 417

WaukeganUGN

At an airfield/33.5 mi away/709 ft/283 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank18of 417

Waukegan HarborWHRI2

At a harbour/37.3 mi away/597 ft/395 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank244of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Hebron (Hydro)HEBI2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.2 mi away/1,010 ft/18 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Harvard 4.4 NNEIL-MCH-103

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/1,059 ft/67 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Waukegan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.5 mi from Alden. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:51 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Waukegan, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UGNFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAUKEGANSECTION, 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 DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 4 MI0510TITLEWaukegan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UGN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Waukegan: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UGNFIG. B THE AIR AT WAUKEGANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.0 F, 46.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEWaukegan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UGN-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 Waukegan, 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 UGNFIG. C THE WIND AT WAUKEGANPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEWaukegan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UGN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Hebron (Hydro) (HEBI2), 2.2 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Alden

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