Storm Station
Arlington Heights, Illinois
51°
Mostly clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 50. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Arlington Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

PalwaukeePWK

At an airfield/4.4 mi away/666 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 417

NorthbrookNBKI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/674 ft/22 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank344of 417

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/19.1 mi away/895 ft/199 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Arlington Heights 0.0 WSWIL-CK-89

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/722 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lake Zurich (Hydro)LKZI2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/807 ft/111 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palwaukee, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.4 mi from Arlington Heights. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,500 ft, scattered at 10,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Palwaukee, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALWAUKEESECTION, 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 FTSCT 10,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPalwaukee, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Palwaukee: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWKFIG. B THE AIR AT PALWAUKEETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.0 F, 47.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEPalwaukee, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWK-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 Palwaukee, 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 PWKFIG. C THE WIND AT PALWAUKEEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPalwaukee, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Arlington Heights

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