Storm Station
Newton, Illinois
54° 78°/50°
Clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 5 mph ENE
Mostly clear, with a low around 51. Northeast wind around 2 mph.
0UV Low
-Air quality
85%Humidity
2%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
54feels54
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7850
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7848
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8455
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
9162
15mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
8569
45%
16mph
drizzle dense
Fri
Oct 2
6959
45%
14mph
drizzle
Sat
Oct 3
5953
35%
drizzle dense
54°
78°50°
78°48°
84°55°
91°62°
85°69°
69°59°
59°53°

As of 3:15 AM in Newton, Illinois.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Newton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Olney-NobleOLY

At an airfield/18.4 mi away/482 ft/51 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank309of 417

FloraFOAI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/28.2 mi away/490 ft/43 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Embarras River AT NewtonNTNI2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.0 mi away/531 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Newton 6.4 NNEIL-JS-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/545 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Olney-Noble, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.4 mi from Newton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:50 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 Olney-Noble, 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 OLYFIG. A THE SKY OVER OLNEY-NOBLESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEOlney-Noble, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OLYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 50.4 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Olney-Noble: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.4, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OLYFIG. B THE AIR AT OLNEY-NOBLETHE 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 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.4 FTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 50.4 FSPREAD 8.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEOlney-Noble, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Olney-Noble, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, 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 OLYFIG. C THE WIND AT OLNEY-NOBLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOlney-Noble, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OLYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OLY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Olney-Noble, 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 Newton

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