Storm Station
La Prairie, Illinois
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 5 mph E
A slight chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. East wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
69%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest La Prairie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Mount SterlingI63

At an airfield/15.1 mi away/721 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 417

Perry [CCOOP]PEYI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.5 mi away/633 ft/74 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

AugustaAUGI2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/666 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Camp Point 4.6 NWIL-AD-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.9 mi away/673 ft/34 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Mount Sterling, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.1 mi from La Prairie. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mount Sterling, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I63FIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNT STERLINGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMount Sterling, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS I63TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-I63-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

58.5 F with a dew point of 55.6 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 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Mount Sterling: temperature 58.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.6, 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 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT I63FIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNT STERLINGTHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 58.5 F, 55.6 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 POINTTITLEMount Sterling, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS I63TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-I63-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mount Sterling, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, 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 I63FIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNT STERLINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMount Sterling, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS I63TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-I63-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mount Sterling, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Augusta (AUGI2), 7.0 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 05:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near La Prairie

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