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Florence, Illinois

Village in Pike County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Florence

Index 11, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (IL), 50 miles off.

11Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good-
  • Ozone11Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

SatSunMon

Precipitation

What has fallen at Florence

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Florence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PittsfieldPPQ

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/709 ft/253 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank429of 1,419

Perry [CCOOP]PEYI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.7 mi away/633 ft/177 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Site 2PTTI2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/692 ft/236 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Meredosia 0.4 SIL-MG-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/14.0 mi away/449 ft/7 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Pittsfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.9 mi from Florence, 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 Pittsfield, 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 PPQFIG. A THE SKY OVER PITTSFIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPittsfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PPQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PPQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.6 F with a dew point of 34.5 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pittsfield: temperature 46.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.5, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PPQFIG. B THE AIR AT PITTSFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.9 FTEMPERATURE 46.6 FDEW POINT 34.5 FSPREAD 12.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEPittsfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PPQTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PPQ-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east northeast (70 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pittsfield, north up: blowing from 70 degrees, the east northeast, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PPQFIG. C THE WIND AT PITTSFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 70°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPittsfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PPQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PPQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Florence

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

Near Florence

River and lake gauges