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Dolton, Illinois

Village in Cook County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Dolton

Index 31, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Hammond-Gary (IN), 13 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good5.1 mi
  • Ozone26Good15 ppb7.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)31Good-

The days ahead

Highest moderate, Sun Oct 18, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Dolton

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.63 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.63in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dolton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Blue Island 0.5 EIL-CK-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/607 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Lansing 2SLNSI2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/614 ft/6 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,036of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Chicago/Lansing, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Dolton, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft, broken at 4,500 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chicago/Lansing, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChicago/Lansing, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IGQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IGQ-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

47.5 F with a dew point of 38.5 F, 71 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Chicago/Lansing: temperature 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.5, 71 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 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 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 47.5 FDEW POINT 38.5 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 71 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-IGQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chicago/Lansing, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 25; 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 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChicago/Lansing, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IGQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-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), 6.5 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 Dolton

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

Near Dolton

River and lake gauges