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Browns, Illinois

Village in Edwards County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Browns

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Evansville (IN), 33 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)7Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 17, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Browns

None in the last 24 hours; 1.40 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.40in

Visibility

How far you can see at Browns, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 10 miles Sun 8 AM.

SatSunMon

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Browns, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Posey 3 (Py 3)380758087551001

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.2 mi away/381 ft/19 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank867of 1,419

Mount CarmelAJG

At an airfield/21.2 mi away/430 ft/30 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 1,419

measured daily2 instruments

FairfieldFFDI2

At a cooperative observer's station/18.0 mi away/486 ft/86 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank160of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Mount Carmel, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.2 mi from Browns, Illinois. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:55 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 Mount Carmel, 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 AJGFIG. A THE SKY OVER MOUNT CARMELSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMount Carmel, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS AJGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AJG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 58 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mount Carmel: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 58 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AJGFIG. B THE AIR AT MOUNT CARMELTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.5 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 14.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 58 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 POINTTITLEMount Carmel, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS AJGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AJG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mount Carmel, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 8 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 AJGFIG. C THE WIND AT MOUNT CARMELPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMount Carmel, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS AJGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-AJG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fairfield (FFDI2), 18.0 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Browns

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

Near Browns

River and lake gauges