Storm Station
Glen Ellyn, Illinois
52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 52°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
82%Humidity
41%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Glen Ellyn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Elmhurst QuarryEMQI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.4 mi away/676 ft/104 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank112of 417

Chicago - Schaumburg06C

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/797 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 417

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/27.3 mi away/895 ft/115 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Glen Ellyn 0.5 ESEIL-DP-56

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/767 ft/13 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Glen Ellyn 4SGLEI2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.9 mi away/679 ft/101 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicago - Schaumburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Glen Ellyn. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 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 - Schaumburg, 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 06CFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGSECTION, 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 - Schaumburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-06C-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.7 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 97 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 Chicago - Schaumburg: temperature 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 97 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 06CFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGTHE 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 47.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.7 F, 48.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 - Schaumburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-06C-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 - Schaumburg, 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 06CFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGPLAN, 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 - Schaumburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-06C-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Chicago - Schaumburg, 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 Glen Ellyn

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