Storm Station
Malta, Illinois
48° 68°/49°
Clear· Feels like 47°·Light breeze 4 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East wind 0 to 5 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
89%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
48feels47
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
6849
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
6950
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7353
12%
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
7663
57%
13mph
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
7156
61%
15mph
showers light
Fri
Oct 2
6245
35%
12mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6544
20%
12mph
overcast
48°
68°49°
69°50°
73°53°
76°63°
71°56°
62°45°
65°44°

As of 3:15 AM in Malta, Illinois.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Malta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ShabbonaSBNI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.0 mi away/863 ft/47 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank123of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/6.2 mi away/861 ft/49 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

De KalbDKB

At an airfield/8.2 mi away/915 ft/5 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank286of 417

Harmony @ GenoaIMC01

Beside a road/19.6 mi away/830 ft/80 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank412of 417

measured daily2 instruments

De Kalb 3.5 WSWIL-DK-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.9 mi away/887 ft/23 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

De KalbDKAI2

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/879 ft/31 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at De Kalb, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Malta. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 De Kalb, 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 DKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER DE KALBSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDe Kalb, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.5 F with a dew point of 47.5 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at De Kalb: temperature 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.5, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKBFIG. B THE AIR AT DE KALBTHE 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 47.5 F, 47.5 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 POINTTITLEDe Kalb, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (60 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at De Kalb, north up: blowing from 60 degrees, the east 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 DKBFIG. C THE WIND AT DE KALBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 60°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDe Kalb, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at De Kalb (DKAI2), 4.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Malta

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