Storm Station
Plano, Illinois
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 4 mph E
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
49%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Plano, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Chicago/AuroraARR

At an airfield/7.6 mi away/705 ft/68 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 417

ChannahonCDII2

At a river or reservoir gauge/20.2 mi away/571 ft/66 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank389of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/20.9 mi away/861 ft/224 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Harmony @ GenoaIMC01

Beside a road/36.9 mi away/830 ft/193 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Plano 0.5 NWIL-KD-104

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/657 ft/20 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Aurora WaterARRI2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/676 ft/39 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicago/Aurora, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.6 mi from Plano. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Chicago/Aurora, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARRFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO/AURORASECTION, 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: 3 MI0510TITLEChicago/Aurora, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ARRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Chicago/Aurora: temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ARRFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO/AURORATHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 47.0 F, 47.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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/Aurora, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARR-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/Aurora, 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 ARRFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO/AURORAPLAN, 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/Aurora, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ARRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ARR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Aurora Water (ARRI2), 13.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Plano

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