Storm Station
Carpentersville, Illinois
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
85%Humidity
43%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Carpentersville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/6.6 mi away/895 ft/27 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

Chicago - Schaumburg06C

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/797 ft/71 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank286of 417

NorthbrookNBKI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.4 mi away/674 ft/194 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank348of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/35.9 mi away/861 ft/7 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Algonquin 1.3 SEIL-KN-140

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.9 mi away/750 ft/118 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Elgin WaterELGI2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.5 mi away/745 ft/123 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicago - Schaumburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Carpentersville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 Chicago - Schaumburg, 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 06CFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChicago - Schaumburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-06C-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chicago - Schaumburg: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06CFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGTHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 49.0 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 POINTTITLEChicago - Schaumburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-06C-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 Chicago - Schaumburg, 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 06CFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEChicago - Schaumburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-06C-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Elgin Water (ELGI2), 4.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Carpentersville

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