Storm Station
Topeka, Illinois
62°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 62°·Light air 4 mph ENE
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 56. East northeast wind around 3 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
73%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Topeka, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Mason #1 ScanMASI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/1.9 mi away/570 ft/94 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank415of 417

PeoriaPIA

At an airfield/26.6 mi away/673 ft/197 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Havana 3.0 EIL-MS-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.3 mi away/500 ft/24 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HavanaHVAI2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.3 mi away/466 ft/10 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Peoria, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.6 mi from Topeka. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:54 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 Peoria, 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 PIAFIG. A THE SKY OVER PEORIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPeoria, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PIATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 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 Peoria: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 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 PIAFIG. B THE AIR AT PEORIATHE 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 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.3 FTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 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 POINTTITLEPeoria, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PIATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIA-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 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Peoria, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 6 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 PIAFIG. C THE WIND AT PEORIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPeoria, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PIATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PIA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Peoria, 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 Topeka

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