Storm Station
Gilberts, Illinois
49° 68°/47°
Clear· Feels like 49°·Light air 3 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
85%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
49feels49
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6847
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7150
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7253
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7462
46%
13mph
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
7055
59%
13mph
showers light
Fri
Oct 2
6144
35%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6645
20%
overcast
49°
68°47°
71°50°
72°53°
74°62°
70°55°
61°44°
66°45°

As of 3:15 AM in Gilberts, Illinois.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gilberts, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/9.4 mi away/895 ft/4 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

Chicago/DupageDPA

At an airfield/13.6 mi away/758 ft/133 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank17of 417

Elmhurst QuarryEMQI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.3 mi away/676 ft/215 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank124of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/30.0 mi away/861 ft/30 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Gilberts 1.7 SSEIL-KN-45

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/899 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Elgin WaterELGI2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/745 ft/146 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicago/Dupage, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from Gilberts. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:52 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/Dupage, 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 DPAFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO/DUPAGESECTION, 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/Dupage, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DPATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DPA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.0 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chicago/Dupage: temperature 48.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DPAFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO/DUPAGETHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.0 F, 46.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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/Dupage, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DPATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DPA-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/Dupage, 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 DPAFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO/DUPAGEPLAN, 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/Dupage, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DPATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DPA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Elgin Water (ELGI2), 4.4 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 Gilberts

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