Storm Station
Zeigler, Illinois
64°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly cloudy, with a low around 57. North northeast wind around 1 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
61%Humidity
66%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Zeigler, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Marion RegionalMWA

At an airfield/10.2 mi away/472 ft/59 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank405of 417

Crab Orchard Fire WeatherCOWI2

On a farm or research station/15.4 mi away/433 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank37of 417

measured daily2 instruments

PlumfieldPLMI2

At a cooperative observer's station/2.4 mi away/404 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Christopher 0.5 WIL-FK-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.1 mi away/451 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Marion Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.2 mi from Zeigler. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 Marion Regional, 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 MWAFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARION REGIONALSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMarion Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MWATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MWA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Marion Regional: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWAFIG. B THE AIR AT MARION REGIONALTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.2 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 53.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEMarion Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MWA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Marion Regional, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 2 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 MWAFIG. C THE WIND AT MARION REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarion Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MWA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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