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Columbus, Illinois

Village in Adams County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Columbus

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Mark Twain State Park (MO), 49 miles off.

18Good
  • Ozone18Good25 ppb11 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)3Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Columbus

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

How far you can see at Columbus, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Columbus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

QuincyUIN

At an airfield/4.1 mi away/768 ft/48 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,393

Perry [CCOOP]PEYI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.2 mi away/633 ft/87 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

AugustaAUGI2

At a cooperative observer's station/20.3 mi away/666 ft/54 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Quincy, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.1 mi from Columbus, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:47 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,700 ft, broken at 3,900 ft, broken at 12,000 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Quincy, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. A THE SKY OVER QUINCYSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 12,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEQuincy, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UIN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,700 ft.

Chart of the air at Quincy: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. B THE AIR AT QUINCYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,700 FTTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEQuincy, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UIN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Quincy, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UINFIG. C THE WIND AT QUINCYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEQuincy, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UINTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UIN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Augusta (AUGI2), 20.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 05:50. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Columbus

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

Near Columbus

River and lake gauges