Storm Station
Mason City, Illinois
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Light air 2 mph E
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
47%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Mason City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Mason #1 ScanMASI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/13.3 mi away/570 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank415of 417

LincolnAAA

At an airfield/19.4 mi away/597 ft/17 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank394of 417

measured daily2 instruments

New Holland 0.3 ESEIL-LG-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/560 ft/20 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Petersburg 2SWPETI2

At a cooperative observer's station/17.4 mi away/597 ft/17 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lincoln, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.4 mi from Mason City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 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 Lincoln, 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 AAAFIG. A THE SKY OVER LINCOLNSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELincoln, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AAATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Lincoln: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAAFIG. B THE AIR AT LINCOLNTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.6 FTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 6.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLELincoln, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AAATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lincoln, 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 AAAFIG. C THE WIND AT LINCOLNPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLELincoln, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AAATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lincoln, 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 Mason City

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