Storm Station
Burton, Illinois
60°
Overcast· Feels like 60°·Light air 3 mph ESE
Rain showers likely before 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 68. East wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
86%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Burton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

QuincyUIN

At an airfield/3.7 mi away/768 ft/102 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Quincy 4.4 ESEIL-AD-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/683 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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QuincyQLDI2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.6 mi away/607 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Quincy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 3.7 mi from Burton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quincy, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUINCYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuincy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UIN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Quincy: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. B THE AIR AT QUINCYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 54.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEQuincy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UIN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Quincy, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. C THE WIND AT QUINCYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuincy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UIN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT Quincy LD21 (QLDI2), 18.6 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Burton

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