Storm Station
Mattoon, Illinois
56°
Mostly clear· Feels like 56°·Light air 4 mph ENE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
78%Humidity
25%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mattoon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Mattoon/CharlestMTO

At an airfield/5.1 mi away/702 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 417

Bondville CRNBNDI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/38.9 mi away/682 ft/47 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank332of 417

Champaign 9 SW54808

At a climate reference station/39.4 mi away/700 ft/29 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

MattoonMOOI2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.2 mi away/696 ft/33 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Mattoon 2.1 WIL-CE-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/718 ft/11 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Mattoon/Charlest, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Mattoon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 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 Mattoon/Charlest, 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 MTOFIG. A THE SKY OVER MATTOON/CHARLESTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMattoon/Charlest, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MTOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mattoon/Charlest: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MTOFIG. B THE AIR AT MATTOON/CHARLESTTHE 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 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.1 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEMattoon/Charlest, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mattoon/Charlest, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the 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 MTOFIG. C THE WIND AT MATTOON/CHARLESTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMattoon/Charlest, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MTOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MTO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mattoon (MOOI2), 1.2 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Mattoon

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