Storm Station
Richfield, Illinois
61°
Overcast· Feels like 61°·Light air 4 mph E
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. East wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
75%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Richfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

QuincyUIN

At an airfield/9.5 mi away/768 ft/70 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Perry [CCOOP]PEYI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.2 mi away/633 ft/65 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Plainville 0.2 NNWIL-AD-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/695 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Site 2PTTI2

At a cooperative observer's station/21.9 mi away/692 ft/6 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Quincy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.5 mi from Richfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 9,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quincy, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUINCYSECTION, 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 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuincy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UIN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Quincy: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. B THE AIR AT QUINCYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEQuincy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UIN-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 Quincy, 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 UINFIG. C THE WIND AT QUINCYPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEQuincy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UIN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Quincy, 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 Richfield

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