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Fox River Grove, Illinois

Village in McHenry County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Fox River Grove

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, North and West Suburbs (Chicago) (IL), 2 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good2.4 mi
  • Ozone23Good23 ppb2.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good21.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fox River Grove

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 0.84 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
0.84in

Visibility

How far you can see at Fox River Grove, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSatSun

On the radar over Fox River Grove, IllinoisReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fox River Grove, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Barrington Hills 2.9 NNWIL-MCH-39

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.6 mi away/896 ft/114 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Barrington 3SWBARI2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/883 ft/101 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank979of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Chicago - Schaumburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.2 mi from Fox River Grove, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:55 PM 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 Chicago - Schaumburg, 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 06CFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEChicago - Schaumburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-06C-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 40.5 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Chicago - Schaumburg: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 40.5, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 06CFIG. B THE AIR AT CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.2 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 40.5 FSPREAD 5.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 - Schaumburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-06C-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chicago - Schaumburg, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 7 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 06CFIG. C THE WIND AT CHICAGO - SCHAUMBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChicago - Schaumburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 06CTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-06C-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Barrington 3SW (BARI2), 6.1 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Fox River Grove

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

Near Fox River Grove

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