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Hainesville, Illinois

Village in Lake County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Hainesville

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Lake County (IL), 4 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)5Good12.5 mi
  • Ozone22Good24 ppb12.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-20 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hainesville

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.57 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hainesville, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Citizen station CW1569CW1569

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/806 ft/9 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure

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Miller Road BridgeIMC04

Beside a road/9.8 mi away/735 ft/62 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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WaukeganUGN

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/709 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Grayslake 0.7 WSWIL-LK-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/804 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Fox River AT MchenryMHYI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/738 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Waukegan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Hainesville, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:51 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,600 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, broken at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Waukegan, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UGNFIG. A THE SKY OVER WAUKEGANSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWaukegan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UGN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Waukegan: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UGNFIG. B THE AIR AT WAUKEGANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEWaukegan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UGN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Waukegan, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UGNFIG. C THE WIND AT WAUKEGANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWaukegan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UGNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UGN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Hainesville

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