Storm Station
Waterman, Illinois
53°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 53°·Light breeze 5 mph E
Patchy fog. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. East northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
52%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Waterman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Shabbona 5 NNE54811

At a climate reference station/6.1 mi away/861 ft/31 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

ShabbonaSBNI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.3 mi away/863 ft/33 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank156of 417

De KalbDKB

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/915 ft/85 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank281of 417

Harmony @ GenoaIMC01

Beside a road/28.6 mi away/830 ft/level with here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank410of 417

measured daily2 instruments

Shabbona 3SSHBI2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/850 ft/20 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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De Kalb 3.5 WSWIL-DK-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.8 mi away/887 ft/57 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at De Kalb, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Waterman. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 500 ft; the ceiling is 500 ft; visibility 3/4 mi.

Section of the sky over De Kalb, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 500 feet, the ceiling at 500 feet, and visibility of 3/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER DE KALBSECTION, 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 500 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3/4 MI0510TITLEDe Kalb, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 500 ft.

Chart of the air at De Kalb: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKBFIG. B THE AIR AT DE KALBTHE 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 GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.2 F, 48.2 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 POINTTITLEDe Kalb, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at De Kalb, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the 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 DKBFIG. C THE WIND AT DE KALBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDe Kalb, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-DKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Waterman

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