Storm Station
Grand Detour, Illinois
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light air 4 mph E
Partly sunny. High near 72, with temperatures falling to around 70 in the afternoon. East northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
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87%Humidity
64%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Grand Detour, 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 now3 instruments

RochelleRPJ

At an airfield/17.3 mi away/781 ft/101 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank286of 417

ShabbonaSBNI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.2 mi away/863 ft/183 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank157of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/29.3 mi away/861 ft/181 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Dixon 0.8 NEIL-LE-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/676 ft/4 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Dixon WWTPDXNI2

At a water treatment plant/6.9 mi away/650 ft/30 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Rochelle, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.3 mi from Grand Detour. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Rochelle, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RPJFIG. A THE SKY OVER ROCHELLESECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLERochelle, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RPJTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RPJ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.5 F with a dew point of 52.5 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Rochelle: temperature 52.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.5, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RPJFIG. B THE AIR AT ROCHELLETHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 52.5 F, 52.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLERochelle, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RPJTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RPJ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Rochelle, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RPJFIG. C THE WIND AT ROCHELLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERochelle, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RPJTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RPJ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Rochelle, 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 Grand Detour

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