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Gibson City, Illinois

City in Ford County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Gibson City

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Champaign (IL), 17 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone18Good19 ppb18.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Gibson City

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Gibson City, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 5 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 6 miles Fri 3 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Gibson City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

RantoulTIP

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/738 ft/10 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Citizen station CW2101CW2101

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.1 mi away/725 ft/23 ft below here

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Champaign 9 SW54808

At a climate reference station/28.8 mi away/700 ft/48 ft below here

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US-51 @ HeyworthSS1921

Beside a road/34.2 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Gibson City 3.0 WNWIL-FD-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/803 ft/55 ft above here

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FisherFSHI2

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/717 ft/31 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Rantoul, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.0 mi from Gibson City, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 2,500 ft; the ceiling is 2,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Rantoul, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, the ceiling at 2,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIPFIG. A THE SKY OVER RANTOULSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLERantoul, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TIPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TIP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 42.3 F, 72 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 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Rantoul: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.3, 72 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 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIPFIG. B THE AIR AT RANTOULTHE 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 40.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 42.3 FSPREAD 8.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLERantoul, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TIP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Rantoul, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TIPFIG. C THE WIND AT RANTOULPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERantoul, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TIPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TIP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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