Storm Station
Hartford, Illinois
45°
Mostly clear· Feels like 45°·Light air 1 mph E
A chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Northeast wind around 3 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Hartford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Alton/St Louis RALN

At an airfield/4.8 mi away/545 ft/115 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank414of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Wood River 0.5 NWIL-MD-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/447 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AltonALNI2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.9 mi away/394 ft/36 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Alton/St Louis R, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.8 mi from Hartford. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 9,500 ft, overcast at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alton/St Louis R, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 9,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALTON/ST LOUIS RSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 12,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlton/St Louis R, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Alton/St Louis R: temperature 59.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALNFIG. B THE AIR AT ALTON/ST LOUIS RTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 9,500 FTTEMPERATURE 59.4 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEAlton/St Louis R, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALN-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 Alton/St Louis R, 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 ALNFIG. C THE WIND AT ALTON/ST LOUIS RPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEAlton/St Louis R, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alton/St Louis R, 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 Hartford

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