Storm Station
Shirley, Illinois
54°
Mostly clear· Feels like 54°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. East northeast wind 3 to 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
83%Humidity
25%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Shirley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.7 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Bloomington/NormBMI

At an airfield/9.1 mi away/876 ft/115 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 417

Illinois River AT Peoria L/DPRAI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.7 mi away/463 ft/298 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank406of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Bloomington 4.1 SWIL-MCL-81

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/787 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bloomington WaterworksBMGI2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/768 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bloomington/Norm, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.1 mi from Shirley. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:56 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 Bloomington/Norm, 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 BMIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLOOMINGTON/NORMSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBloomington/Norm, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Bloomington/Norm: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. B THE AIR AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMTHE 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 49.0 F, 49.0 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 POINTTITLEBloomington/Norm, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Bloomington/Norm, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. C THE WIND AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBloomington/Norm, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BMI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bloomington Waterworks (BMGI2), 6.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Shirley

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