Storm Station
Mechanicsburg, Illinois
64°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 64°·Light air 4 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 55. East wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
74%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Mechanicsburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

SpringfieldSPI

At an airfield/15.4 mi away/594 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 417

measured daily2 instruments

BuffaloBUFI2

At a cooperative observer's station/3.5 mi away/597 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Spaulding 0.7 NWIL-SG-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.3 mi away/622 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Springfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Mechanicsburg. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Springfield, height above the station to scale: 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 SPIFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPRINGFIELDSECTION, 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 SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESpringfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SPITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Springfield: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SPIFIG. B THE AIR AT SPRINGFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.9 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLESpringfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Springfield, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 6 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 SPIFIG. C THE WIND AT SPRINGFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpringfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SPITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SPI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Buffalo (BUFI2), 3.5 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Mechanicsburg

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