Storm Station
Richview, Illinois
66°
Overcast· Feels like 66°·Light air 1 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. Northeast wind around 1 mph.
-UV
24Air quality
57%Humidity
88%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Richview, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

CentraliaENL

At an airfield/10.7 mi away/535 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank329of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Ashley 1.4 NNEIL-WS-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/535 ft/5 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CentraliaCNTI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/472 ft/68 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Centralia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.7 mi from Richview. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 Centralia, 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 ENLFIG. A THE SKY OVER CENTRALIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECentralia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ENLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ENL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.7 F with a dew point of 56.7 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Centralia: temperature 59.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.7, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ENLFIG. B THE AIR AT CENTRALIATHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.9 FTEMPERATURE 59.7 FDEW POINT 56.7 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLECentralia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ENLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ENL-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 Centralia, 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 ENLFIG. C THE WIND AT CENTRALIAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLECentralia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ENLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ENL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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