Storm Station
Burnt Prairie, Illinois
63°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 63°·Calm 1 mph NE
Mostly sunny. High near 76, with temperatures falling to around 74 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
70%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Burnt Prairie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

FairfieldFWC

At an airfield/12.1 mi away/436 ft/25 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank316of 417

FloraFOAI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.8 mi away/490 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

FairfieldFFDI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/486 ft/25 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Fairfield 1.3 EIL-WY-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.1 mi away/465 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Fairfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.1 mi from Burnt Prairie. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 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 Fairfield, 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 FWCFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRFIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFairfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FWCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 49.6 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fairfield: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.6, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWCFIG. B THE AIR AT FAIRFIELDTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.9 FTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 49.6 FSPREAD 7.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEFairfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Fairfield, 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 FWCFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRFIELDPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFairfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Fairfield (FFDI2), 9.7 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 Burnt Prairie

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