Storm Station
Normal, Illinois
53° 74°/51°
Clear· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 6 mph ENE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 51. East wind around 6 mph.
0UV Low
26Air quality
81%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
53feels53
now, clear
Today
Sep 27
7451
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7548
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
7954
overcast
Wed
Sep 30
8665
42%
15mph
overcast
Thu
Oct 1
7560
64%
15mph
showers
Fri
Oct 2
6551
43%
14mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6646
27%
13mph
drizzle light
53°
74°51°
75°48°
79°54°
86°65°
75°60°
65°51°
66°46°

As of 3:15 AM in Normal, Illinois.

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Normal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Bloomington/NormBMI

At an airfield/4.5 mi away/876 ft/86 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank39of 417

Illinois River AT Peoria L/DPRAI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.9 mi away/463 ft/327 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank406of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Normal 1.2 ESEIL-MCL-64

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/810 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bloomington WaterworksBMGI2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.5 mi away/768 ft/22 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Bloomington/Norm, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.5 mi from Normal. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:56 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 Bloomington/Norm, 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 BMIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLOOMINGTON/NORMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBloomington/Norm, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

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.

Chart of the air at Bloomington/Norm: 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. B THE AIR AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMTHE 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 49.7 FTEMPERATURE 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 POINTTITLEBloomington/Norm, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bloomington/Norm, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 7 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 BMIFIG. C THE WIND AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBloomington/Norm, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bloomington Waterworks (BMGI2), 1.5 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 Normal

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