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Hampshire, Illinois

Village in Kane County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Hampshire

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, North and West Suburbs (Chicago) (IL), 16 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good16.9 mi
  • Ozone19Good26 ppb16.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Hampshire

0.31 in in the last 24 hours, 0.39 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.31in
Last 3 days
0.39in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hampshire, the next 43 hours

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Hampshire, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

De KalbDKB

At an airfield/14.5 mi away/915 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank411of 1,393

measured daily2 instruments

Hampshire 0.4 ESEIL-KN-147

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/933 ft/18 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Genoa 2SWGEOI2

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/827 ft/88 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at De Kalb, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.5 mi from Hampshire, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 3,900 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over De Kalb, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKBFIG. A THE SKY OVER DE KALBSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEDe Kalb, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DKB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

52.5 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,500 ft.

Chart of the air at De Kalb: temperature 52.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DKBFIG. B THE AIR AT DE KALBTHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,500 FTTEMPERATURE 52.5 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 7.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEDe Kalb, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DKB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at De Kalb, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 18 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 DKBFIG. C THE WIND AT DE KALBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDe Kalb, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DKBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DKB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of De Kalb, 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 Hampshire

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

Near Hampshire

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