Storm Station
Rossville, Illinois
53°
Mostly clear· Feels like 53°·Light air 2 mph ENE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 74. North northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
80%Humidity
23%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Rossville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

DanvilleDNV

At an airfield/12.9 mi away/696 ft/13 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Urbana [CCOOP]URBI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/36.5 mi away/722 ft/13 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank306of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Rossville 0.2 SEIL-VR-51

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/701 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HoopestonHOPI2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/751 ft/42 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Urbana [CCOOP], drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 36.5 mi from Rossville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:50 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 722 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.15 inHg and the temperature at 56.4 F; it reports 0.0 F, 56.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Urbana [CCOOP] stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 722 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.15 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT URBI2FIG. D WHERE URBANA [CCOOP] STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREURBANA [CCOOP]3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT722 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.15 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED0.0 FTITLEUrbana [CCOOP], the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP URBI2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-URBI2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 40.08 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 74 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Urbana [CCOOP], angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT URBI2FIG. E THE SUN AT URBANA [CCOOP]ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°SEP 27, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 74 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.08 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.8°TITLEUrbana [CCOOP], the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP URBI2TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-URBI2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 722 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:50 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Urbana [CCOOP], each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 5:50 am local time; air temperature, 0.0 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT URBI2FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 5:50 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 5:50 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE0.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEUrbana [CCOOP], the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP URBI2TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-URBI2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Urbana [CCOOP], in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hoopeston (HOPI2), 6.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 18:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Rossville

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