Storm Station
Manchester, Illinois
56°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 56°·Light air 2 mph E
A chance of rain showers before 10am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. North northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
96%Humidity
53%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Manchester, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

JacksonvilleIJX

At an airfield/16.8 mi away/623 ft/65 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 417

Illinois River AT La Grange LDNLGI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.0 mi away/427 ft/261 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank403of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Manchester 0.1 SIL-ST-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/682 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

White HallWHLI2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.0 mi away/558 ft/130 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Jacksonville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.8 mi from Manchester. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,500 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jacksonville, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJXFIG. A THE SKY OVER JACKSONVILLESECTION, 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 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJacksonville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IJXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IJX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 59.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Jacksonville: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 59.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJXFIG. B THE AIR AT JACKSONVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 59.0 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 POINTTITLEJacksonville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IJXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IJX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Jacksonville, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IJXFIG. C THE WIND AT JACKSONVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJacksonville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IJXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IJX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at White Hall (WHLI2), 8.0 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Manchester

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