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Dixmoor, Illinois

Village in Cook County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Dixmoor

Index 33, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, South and West Suburbs (Chicago) (IL), 11 miles off.

33Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)33Good4.3 mi
  • Ozone17Good12 ppb4.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-18.9 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide10Good11 ppb18.9 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.6 ppb9.1 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

FriSatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Dixmoor

0.49 in in the last 24 hours, 0.58 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.49in
Last 3 days
0.58in

Visibility

How far you can see at Dixmoor, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 9 miles Fri 11 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dixmoor, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Blue Island 0.5 EIL-CK-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/607 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lansing 2SLNSI2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.9 mi away/614 ft/12 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank857of 1,393

Station report

The weather at Chicago/Lansing, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.7 mi from Dixmoor, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,800 ft, broken at 3,300 ft, overcast at 4,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chicago/Lansing, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,300 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IGQFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO/LANSINGSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,300 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 2,800 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,800 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChicago/Lansing, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IGQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IGQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

52.7 F with a dew point of 43.3 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Chicago/Lansing: temperature 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.3, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IGQFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO/LANSINGTHE 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 2,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 52.7 FDEW POINT 43.3 FSPREAD 9.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEChicago/Lansing, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IGQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IGQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chicago/Lansing, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IGQFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO/LANSINGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChicago/Lansing, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IGQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IGQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Lansing 2S (LNSI2), 8.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Dixmoor

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

Near Dixmoor

River and lake gauges