Storm Station
Alma, Illinois
62°
Overcast· Feels like 62°·Calm 0 mph NE
Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 61 overnight. East wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
67%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Alma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Salem/LeckroneSLO

At an airfield/6.1 mi away/574 ft/60 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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FloraFOAI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.7 mi away/490 ft/144 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

SalemSLOI2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/548 ft/86 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Salem 0.2 EIL-MN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/545 ft/89 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Salem/Leckrone, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.1 mi from Alma. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Salem/Leckrone, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLOFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALEM/LECKRONESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESalem/Leckrone, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SLOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

63.5 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Salem/Leckrone: temperature 63.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLOFIG. B THE AIR AT SALEM/LECKRONETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 63.5 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 9.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLESalem/Leckrone, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 574 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.31 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.06 inHg means its barometer reads 29.44 inHg; it reports 63.5 F, 6.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Salem/Leckrone stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 574 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.31 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.06 and the station pressure it means, 29.44.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLOFIG. D WHERE SALEM/LECKRONE STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESALEM/LECKRONE2 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT574 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.31 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.06 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.44 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.5 FTITLESalem/Leckrone, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SLO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Salem/Leckrone, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Salem (SLOI2), 6.4 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Alma

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