Storm Station
Phillipstown, Illinois
68°
Mostly clear· Feels like 68°·Light air 4 mph NW
Mostly cloudy. Low around 52, with temperatures rising to around 54 overnight. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
35%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Phillipstown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

FairfieldFWC

At an airfield/26.7 mi away/436 ft/46 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank283of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Crossville 3.0 EIL-WH-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/464 ft/18 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FairfieldFFDI2

At a cooperative observer's station/23.1 mi away/486 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fairfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.7 mi from Phillipstown. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fairfield, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWCFIG. A THE SKY OVER FAIRFIELDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFairfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FWCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

61.7 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fairfield: temperature 61.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWCFIG. B THE AIR AT FAIRFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 61.7 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 9.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEFairfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fairfield, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north 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 FWCFIG. C THE WIND AT FAIRFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFairfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Fairfield (FFDI2), 23.1 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Phillipstown

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