Storm Station
Kildeer, Illinois
51°
Mostly clear· Feels like 51°·Light air 3 mph ENE
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
95%Humidity
36%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kildeer, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

PalwaukeePWK

At an airfield/8.5 mi away/666 ft/107 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 417

NorthbrookNBKI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.5 mi away/674 ft/99 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank348of 417

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/13.8 mi away/895 ft/122 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Lake Zurich (Hydro)LKZI2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/807 ft/34 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Lake Zurich 1.0 EIL-LK-77

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/834 ft/61 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Palwaukee, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Kildeer. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:52 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 Palwaukee, 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 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, 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

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Palwaukee: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.0 F, 48.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 Kildeer

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