Storm Station
Prairietown, Illinois
60°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 60°·Calm 1 mph ENE
A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind 1 to 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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80%Humidity
56%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Prairietown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Alton/St Louis RALN

At an airfield/8.5 mi away/545 ft/33 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank414of 417

Mississippi River At Alton IlALOI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.1 mi away/423 ft/155 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank309of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Staunton 0.6 SWIL-MP-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.2 mi away/619 ft/41 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Mount OliveMTOI2

At a cooperative observer's station/13.9 mi away/663 ft/85 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Alton/St Louis R, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.5 mi from Prairietown. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:50 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 8,500 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Alton/St Louis R, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALNFIG. A THE SKY OVER ALTON/ST LOUIS RSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEAlton/St Louis R, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ALNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Alton/St Louis R: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ALNFIG. B THE AIR AT ALTON/ST LOUIS RTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 8,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 57.2 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEAlton/St Louis R, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Alton/St Louis R, north up: 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 ALNFIG. C THE WIND AT ALTON/ST LOUIS RPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAlton/St Louis R, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ALNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ALN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Alton/St Louis R, 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 Prairietown

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