Storm Station
Leaf River, Illinois
50° 70°/50°
Clear· Feels like 49°·Light air 3 mph E
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. East wind around 0 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
85%Humidity
4%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
50feels49
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7050
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7151
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7353
14%
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7564
47%
13mph
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
7054
67%
14mph
drizzle
Fri
Oct 2
6246
28%
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6642
17%
13mph
overcast
50°
70°50°
71°51°
73°53°
75°64°
70°54°
62°46°
66°42°

As of 4:00 AM in Leaf River, Illinois.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Leaf River, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

FreeportFEP

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/860 ft/134 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank316of 417

ShabbonaSBNI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.4 mi away/863 ft/137 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank156of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/34.6 mi away/861 ft/135 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Harmony @ GenoaIMC01

Beside a road/36.4 mi away/830 ft/104 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Mount Morris 0.4 WSWIL-OG-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/928 ft/202 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Forreston WWTPFOSI2

At a water treatment plant/8.8 mi away/909 ft/183 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Freeport, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.4 mi from Leaf River. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 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 Freeport, 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 FEPFIG. A THE SKY OVER FREEPORTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFreeport, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FEPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FEP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.3 F with a dew point of 46.0 F, 95 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Freeport: temperature 47.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 46.0, 95 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FEPFIG. B THE AIR AT FREEPORTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 47.3 F, 46.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 95 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 POINTTITLEFreeport, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FEPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FEP-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 Freeport, 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 FEPFIG. C THE WIND AT FREEPORTPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEFreeport, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FEPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FEP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Freeport, 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 Leaf River

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