Storm Station
Melrose Park, Illinois
52°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 52°·Light air 2 mph NE
Patchy fog between 8am and 9am. Partly sunny. High near 70, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
85%Humidity
39%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Melrose Park, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Franklin ParkCFKI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.5 mi away/637 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank354of 417

Chicago OHareORD

At an airfield/5.7 mi away/673 ft/39 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank19of 417

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/32.0 mi away/895 ft/261 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Franklin Park 0.5 SSEIL-CK-345

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/638 ft/4 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Westmont (Hydro)WJWI2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.0 mi away/741 ft/107 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicago OHare, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.7 mi from Melrose Park. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:24 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 100 ft, broken at 25,000 ft; the ceiling is 25,000 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Chicago OHare, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 25,000 feet, the ceiling at 25,000 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORDFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO OHARESECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 25,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 25,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLEChicago OHare, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ORDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ORD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Chicago OHare: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ORDFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO OHARETHE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 51.0 F, 50.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEChicago OHare, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ORD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Chicago OHare, 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 ORDFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO OHAREPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEChicago OHare, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ORDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ORD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Chicago OHare, 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 Melrose Park

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