Storm Station
De Soto, Illinois
58°
Overcast· Feels like 58°·Calm 1 mph W
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
79%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest De Soto, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Carbondale/MurphMDH

At an airfield/2.8 mi away/427 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank416of 417

Crab Orchard Fire WeatherCOWI2

On a farm or research station/15.4 mi away/433 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank24of 417

measured daily2 instruments

De Soto 0.3 ESEIL-JK-14

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/403 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Sewage PlantMDHI2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/384 ft/20 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Carbondale/Murph, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.8 mi from De Soto. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:47 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Clear; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Carbondale/Murph, height above the station to scale: a clear sky, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDHFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARBONDALE/MURPHSECTION, 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 STATIONCLEARVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLECarbondale/Murph, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 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 Carbondale/Murph: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 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 MDHFIG. B THE AIR AT CARBONDALE/MURPHTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.2 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 53.6 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 POINTTITLECarbondale/Murph, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDH-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 Carbondale/Murph, 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 MDHFIG. C THE WIND AT CARBONDALE/MURPHPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECarbondale/Murph, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MDH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Sewage Plant (MDHI2), 5.9 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near De Soto

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