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Makanda, Illinois

Village in Jackson County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Makanda

Index 13, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 AM from its reporting area, Farrar (MO), 26 miles off.

13Good
  • Ozone13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Makanda

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.37 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Makanda, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Makanda 0.6 WIL-JK-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/660 ft/16 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Sewage PlantMDHI2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/384 ft/260 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank994of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Carbondale/Murph, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Makanda, Illinois. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:52 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 Carbondale/Murph, 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 MDHFIG. A THE SKY OVER CARBONDALE/MURPHSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLECarbondale/Murph, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MDHTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MDH-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Carbondale/Murph: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDHFIG. B THE AIR AT CARBONDALE/MURPHTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.5 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLECarbondale/Murph, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDHTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MDH-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 18 mph.

Plan of the wind at Carbondale/Murph, north up: blowing from 50 degrees, the northeast, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDHFIG. C THE WIND AT CARBONDALE/MURPHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECarbondale/Murph, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MDHTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MDH-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sewage Plant (MDHI2), 8.1 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 07:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Makanda

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

Near Makanda

River and lake gauges