Storm Station
South Elgin, Illinois
50°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 50°·Light air 3 mph NE
Areas of fog before 9am. Partly sunny. High near 71, with temperatures falling to around 68 in the afternoon. Northeast wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
52%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest South Elgin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Chicago/DupageDPA

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/758 ft/38 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank17of 417

Rakow @ Pyott RdIMC03

Beside a road/15.3 mi away/895 ft/99 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

Elmhurst QuarryEMQI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.9 mi away/676 ft/120 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank113of 417

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/29.7 mi away/861 ft/65 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

South Elgin 0.8 SEIL-KN-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/755 ft/41 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Elgin (Hydro)EGNI2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/768 ft/28 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Chicago/Dupage, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from South Elgin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:33 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 100 ft; the ceiling is 100 ft; visibility 1/8 mi.

Section of the sky over Chicago/Dupage, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 100 feet, the ceiling at 100 feet, and visibility of 1/8 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DPAFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO/DUPAGESECTION, 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 SHEETVV 100 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/8 MI0510TITLEChicago/Dupage, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DPATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DPA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 96 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Chicago/Dupage: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 96 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DPAFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO/DUPAGETHE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 49.0 F, 48.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 96 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 POINTTITLEChicago/Dupage, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DPATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DPA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (20 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Chicago/Dupage, north up: blowing from 20 degrees, the north northeast, at 5 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 DPAFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO/DUPAGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 20°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChicago/Dupage, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DPATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DPA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elgin (Hydro) (EGNI2), 2.6 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 South Elgin

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