Temperature
57 F at 12 AM; 66 F at its warmest, 2 PM Thursday, and 57 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 57F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 66F
- 2 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 57F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Lewis University Airport, Illinois
Small airport in Will County, Illinois57°
56°/48°
Light rain·
Feels like 57°·Moderate breeze 14 mph WNW
Now. Lewis University Airport is 57° and light rain at 1 AM. The dew point is 55°, so the air feels a little humid. Moderate breeze from the west-northwest at 14 mph, gusting to 29 mph.
Today and tonight. The warmest of the day has passed; it cools to about 49° by 8 PM. Tonight falls to about 37° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Thursday, near 73°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 57°. The days ahead look dry.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:10 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 33% lit, and sets at 10:01 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 6 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
20Air quality
93%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
57feels57
14mph
Today
Oct 16
5648
19%
19mph
Sat
Oct 17
5737
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
6439
13mph
Mon
Oct 19
6942
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7145
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7247
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7350
11%
57°
56°48°
57°37°
64°39°
69°42°
71°45°
72°47°
73°50°
As of 1:00 AM in Lewis University Airport, Illinois.
Air quality
The air at Lewis University Airport
Index 20, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, South and West Suburbs (Chicago) (IL), 14 miles off.
20Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)20Good5.8 mi
- Ozone9Good10 ppb6.9 mi
The days ahead
Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 48, good.
GoodModerate
- 48YesterdayOct 15
- GoodTodayOct 16
- GoodSatOct 17
- GoodSunOct 18
- GoodMonOct 19
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Lewis University Airport
0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 0.53 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.39in
- Last 3 days
- 0.53in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 74%
Visibility
How far you can see at Lewis University Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 11 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- LOT
- ICAO
- KLOT
- IATA
- LOT
- Field elevation
- 679 ft
- Serves
- Chicago/Romeoville
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- LOT
- Wind now
- From 280° at 13 mph, read 16 Oct, 00:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02 / 20 | 6,500 ft | 100 ft | Concrete | 14° / 194° | 1 mph head, on 20 | 13 mph from the right |
| 09 / 27 | 5,500 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 90° / 270° | 13 mph head, on 27 | 2 mph from the right |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Romeoville/Chi (LOT), Lewis University Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 56 F, the air 96% saturated; the humidity ran from 82% at 2 AM Thursday to 100% at 5 PM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 56F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 96%
- Humidity, range
- 82 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
16 mph from the west at 12 AM; at its strongest 16 mph, 12 AM, with a gust of 29 mph at 12 AM.
- Now
- 16mph
- from the west
- Strongest
- 16mph
- 12 AM
- Highest gust
- 29mph
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
29.87 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.08 inHg over 3 hours; 0.29 inHg lower than a day before.
- Now
- 29.87inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.08inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- -0.29inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 0.3 miles at 4 PM Thursday, under a mile for 1 hour; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 0.3mi
- 4 PM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 1
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 200 ft at 4 PM Thursday; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 200ft
- 4 PM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.01 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.01 in, in the hour to 10 PM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.01in
- Wettest hour
- 0.01in
- 10 PM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 1
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Romeoville/Chi: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Lewis University Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/673 ft/6 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Romeoville - Chicago SanitaryROMI2
At a river or reservoir gauge/3.0 mi away/583 ft/96 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
US-34 @ Fox River BridgeSS1924
Beside a road/14.4 mi away/-/- ft from here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Romeoville WFOLOTI2
At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/659 ft/20 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Romeoville 0.7 SWIL-WL-9
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/669 ft/10 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Romeoville WFO (LOTI2), 0.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:54. measured daily
Elsewhere in Illinois
23 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
AuroracityBloomingtoncityCarbondalecityChampaigncityChicagocityDanvillecityDecaturcityElgincityGalenatownIllinois RiverfeatureJolietcityLake ShelbyvillefeatureMolinecityMount VernoncityNapervillecityPeoriacityQuincycityRockfordcityShawnee National ForestfeatureSpringfieldcityStarved RockfeatureVilla Oliviaski areaWaukegancity
Near Lewis University Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
- Romeovillevillage, 2 mi
- Bonnie Braecommunity, 3 mi
- Crest Hillcity, 3 mi
- Sunnylandcommunity, 4 mi
- Fairmontcommunity, 4 mi
- Lockportcity, 4 mi
- Lockport Heightscommunity, 4 mi
- Crystal Lawnscommunity, 5 mi
- Jolietcity, 6 mi
- Ridgewoodcommunity, 6 mi
- Bolingbrookvillage, 6 mi
- Lemontvillage, 7 mi
Airports near Lewis University Airport
- Joliet Regional AirportJOT, 7 mi
- Morris Municipal Airport James R. Washburn fieldC09, 21 mi
- Chicago Midway International AirportMDW, 22 mi
- Dupage AirportDPA, 22 mi
- Aurora Municipal AirportARR, 23 mi
- Schaumburg Regional Airport06C, 26 mi
- Chicago O'Hare International AirportORD, 27 mi
- Lansing Municipal AirportIGQ, 30 mi