Storm Station
Colfax, Illinois
50° 71°/49°
Clear· Feels like 50°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Partly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
84%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
50feels50
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7149
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7248
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7754
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8563
39%
16mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7461
61%
14mph
showers
Fri
Oct 2
6550
44%
13mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6746
28%
12mph
drizzle light
50°
71°49°
72°48°
77°54°
85°63°
74°61°
65°50°
67°46°

As of 3:15 AM in Colfax, Illinois.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Colfax, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Bloomington/NormBMI

At an airfield/16.9 mi away/876 ft/124 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank39of 417

Champaign 9 SW54808

At a climate reference station/37.9 mi away/700 ft/52 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Urbana [CCOOP]URBI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/38.7 mi away/722 ft/30 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank312of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Colfax 3.3 NNWIL-MCL-91

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/763 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Fairbury WWTPFRBI2

At a water treatment plant/14.2 mi away/669 ft/83 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bloomington/Norm, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.9 mi from Colfax. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 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 Bloomington/Norm, 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 BMIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLOOMINGTON/NORMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBloomington/Norm, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 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 Bloomington/Norm: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 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 BMIFIG. B THE AIR AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMTHE 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 49.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.0 F, 50.0 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 POINTTITLEBloomington/Norm, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bloomington/Norm, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. C THE WIND AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBloomington/Norm, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Colfax

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