Storm Station
Solon Mills, Illinois
49°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 49°·Light air 1 mph NNE
Patchy fog before 10am. Partly sunny. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 66 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
98%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Solon Mills, 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 now3 instruments

Miller Road BridgeIMC04

Beside a road/8.3 mi away/735 ft/39 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank409of 417

WaukeganUGN

At an airfield/21.0 mi away/709 ft/65 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank19of 417

Waukegan HarborWHRI2

At a harbour/24.9 mi away/597 ft/177 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank262of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Spring Grove 1.2 ESEIL-MCH-108

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/783 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Waukegan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.0 mi from Solon Mills. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:51 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 Waukegan, 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 UGNFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAUKEGANSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWaukegan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UGN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 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 Waukegan: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 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 UGNFIG. B THE AIR AT WAUKEGANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.2 FTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 57.0 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 POINTTITLEWaukegan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UGN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Waukegan, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, 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 UGNFIG. C THE WIND AT WAUKEGANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaukegan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-UGN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at McHenry Stratton Lock/Dam (MCHI2), 9.2 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Solon Mills

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