Storm Station
Dakota, Illinois
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light air 4 mph E
Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 67 in the afternoon. East wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
80%Humidity
55%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Dakota, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

FreeportFEP

At an airfield/10.3 mi away/860 ft/82 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank316of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Ridott 3.2 WNWIL-SP-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/844 ft/98 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FreeportFEEI2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/771 ft/171 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Freeport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.3 mi from Dakota. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Freeport, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FEPFIG. A THE SKY OVER FREEPORTSECTION, 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: 4 MI0510TITLEFreeport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FEPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FEP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.4 F with a dew point of 44.8 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Freeport: temperature 46.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.8, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FEPFIG. B THE AIR AT FREEPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 44.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 46.4 F, 44.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEFreeport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FEPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FEP-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 Freeport, 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 FEPFIG. C THE WIND AT FREEPORTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFreeport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FEPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FEP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Dakota

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