Storm Station
Hinckley, Illinois
49°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 49°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Areas of fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 69 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
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89%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hinckley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Chicago/AuroraARR

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/705 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/11.8 mi away/861 ft/112 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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ShabbonaSBNI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.9 mi away/863 ft/114 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank157of 417

Harmony @ GenoaIMC01

Beside a road/28.6 mi away/830 ft/81 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Maple Park 3.9 SIL-KN-134

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/818 ft/69 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Shabbona 3SSHBI2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/850 ft/101 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Chicago/Aurora, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Hinckley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:10 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 1 mi.

Section of the sky over Chicago/Aurora, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 1 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARRFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO/AURORASECTION, 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: 1 MI0510TITLEChicago/Aurora, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ARRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Chicago/Aurora: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARRFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO/AURORATHE 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 47.0 F, 47.0 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 POINTTITLEChicago/Aurora, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Chicago/Aurora, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the 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 ARRFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO/AURORAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChicago/Aurora, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Chicago/Aurora, 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 Hinckley

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