Storm Station
Coal Valley, Illinois
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light air 4 mph ESE
Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Coal Valley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

MolineMLI

At an airfield/2.6 mi away/594 ft/75 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Coal Valley 2.6 EIL-HY-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.2 mi away/696 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Rock Island L/D 15RCKI2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/552 ft/117 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Moline, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.6 mi from Coal Valley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 10,000 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 10,000 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Moline, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 10,000 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLIFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOLINESECTION, 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 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 10,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEMoline, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MLITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MLI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 86 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 10,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Moline: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 86 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 10,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MLIFIG. B THE AIR AT MOLINETHE 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 51.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 10,000 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEMoline, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MLI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Moline, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, 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 MLIFIG. C THE WIND AT MOLINEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMoline, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MLITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MLI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Moline, 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 Rock Island LD15 (RCKI2), 7.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Coal Valley

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