Storm Station
Thompsonville, Illinois
58°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 58°·Light air 1 mph SE
Partly sunny, with a high near 76. Northeast wind 1 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
86%Humidity
45%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Thompsonville, 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

HarrisburgHSB

At an airfield/13.6 mi away/397 ft/104 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank325of 417

measured daily2 instruments

West Frankfort 7.5 EIL-FK-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/486 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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West FrankfortWFRI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/430 ft/71 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Harrisburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.6 mi from Thompsonville. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Harrisburg, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSBFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARRISBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHarrisburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HSBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Harrisburg: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSBFIG. B THE AIR AT HARRISBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 51.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 64.4 FDEW POINT 53.6 FSPREAD 10.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLEHarrisburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Harrisburg, 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 HSBFIG. C THE WIND AT HARRISBURGPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEHarrisburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Thompsonville

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