Storm Station
Gladstone, Illinois
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light air 2 mph E
Mostly cloudy. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Gladstone, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

GalesburgGBG

At an airfield/28.0 mi away/804 ft/253 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Gladstone L/D 18GLDI2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/532 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Stronghurst 0.4 SSWIL-HD-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.8 mi away/696 ft/145 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Galesburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.0 mi from Gladstone. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 9,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Galesburg, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER GALESBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEGalesburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GBG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

56.7 F with a dew point of 53.2 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Galesburg: temperature 56.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.2, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GBGFIG. B THE AIR AT GALESBURGTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE 56.7 FDEW POINT 53.2 FSPREAD 3.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEGalesburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GBG-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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Galesburg, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 5 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 GBGFIG. C THE WIND AT GALESBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGalesburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-GBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Galesburg, 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 Gladstone LD18 (GLDI2), 4.1 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 05:36. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Gladstone

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