Storm Station
Highland Park, Illinois
53°
Mostly clear· Feels like 53°·Light air 2 mph ENE
Partly sunny. High near 66, with temperatures falling to around 64 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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86%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Highland Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

WinnetkaWNKI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/5.8 mi away/624 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank353of 417

PalwaukeePWK

At an airfield/6.5 mi away/666 ft/15 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 417

Miller Road BridgeIMC04

Beside a road/24.8 mi away/735 ft/84 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Highland Park 1.1 NIL-LK-136

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/665 ft/14 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lake Zurich (Hydro)LKZI2

At a cooperative observer's station/12.9 mi away/807 ft/156 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Palwaukee, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.5 mi from Highland Park. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:27 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Palwaukee, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWKFIG. A THE SKY OVER PALWAUKEESECTION, 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 SHEETSCT 200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEPalwaukee, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Palwaukee: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PWKFIG. B THE AIR AT PALWAUKEETHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 200 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEPalwaukee, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWK-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 Palwaukee, 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 PWKFIG. C THE WIND AT PALWAUKEEPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEPalwaukee, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PWKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PWK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Palwaukee, 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 Highland Park

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