Storm Station
Annawan, Illinois
59°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 59°·Light air 4 mph S
Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
75%Humidity
70%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Annawan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Sterling RockfalSQI

At an airfield/26.7 mi away/646 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Atkinson 2.6 NNEIL-HY-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/614 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KewaneeKEWI2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.2 mi away/794 ft/161 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Sterling Rockfal, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.7 mi from Annawan. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:56 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sterling Rockfal, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SQIFIG. A THE SKY OVER STERLING ROCKFALSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESterling Rockfal, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SQITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SQI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Sterling Rockfal: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SQIFIG. B THE AIR AT STERLING ROCKFALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 49.0 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 POINTTITLESterling Rockfal, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SQITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SQI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Sterling Rockfal, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SQIFIG. C THE WIND AT STERLING ROCKFALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESterling Rockfal, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SQITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SQI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Kewanee (KEWI2), 10.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Annawan

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