Storm Station
Ashland, Illinois
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light air 2 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 2 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
78%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Ashland, 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 now2 instruments

JacksonvilleIJX

At an airfield/14.4 mi away/623 ft/12 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank286of 417

Illinois River AT La Grange LDNLGI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.8 mi away/427 ft/208 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank403of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Ashland 0.2 ESEIL-CS-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/653 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PetersburgPTRI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/607 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Jacksonville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.4 mi from Ashland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 9,000 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jacksonville, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJXFIG. A THE SKY OVER JACKSONVILLESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJacksonville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IJX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 58.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Jacksonville: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 58.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJXFIG. B THE AIR AT JACKSONVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.0 F, 58.0 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 POINTTITLEJacksonville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IJXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IJX-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 Jacksonville, 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 IJXFIG. C THE WIND AT JACKSONVILLEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEJacksonville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IJXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IJX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Petersburg (PTRI2), 9.5 miles from here, read 20 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Ashland

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