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Bethany, Illinois

Village in Moultrie County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Bethany

Index 11, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Decatur (IL), 19 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good17.9 mi
  • Ozone11Good11 ppb17.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Bethany

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.66 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.66in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bethany, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

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On the radar over Bethany, IllinoisReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bethany, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

DecaturDEC

At an airfield/14.7 mi away/679 ft/25 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank448of 1,419

measured daily2 instruments

Bethany 1.1 EIL-MU-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/654 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LovingtonLOVI2

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/682 ft/28 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank148of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Decatur, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.7 mi from Bethany, Illinois. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:54 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 Decatur, 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 DECFIG. A THE SKY OVER DECATURSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDecatur, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DECTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DEC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 89 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 Decatur: temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 89 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 DECFIG. B THE AIR AT DECATURTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.3 FTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLEDecatur, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DECTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DEC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Decatur, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DECFIG. C THE WIND AT DECATURPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDecatur, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DECTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DEC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lovington (LOVI2), 7.5 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Bethany

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

Near Bethany

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