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Middletown, Illinois

Village in Logan County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Middletown

Index 9, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (IL), 20 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good18.7 mi
  • Ozone7Good15 ppb18.7 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Middletown

0.24 in in the last 24 hours, 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.24in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Middletown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LincolnAAA

At an airfield/14.1 mi away/597 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

New Holland 0.3 ESEIL-LG-38

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.7 mi away/560 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW4825, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.1 mi from Middletown, Illinois. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW4825, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4825FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW4825PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW4825, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4825TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4825-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 551 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.33 inHg and the temperature at 57.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.09 inHg means its barometer reads 29.50 inHg; it reports 55.0 F, 2.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW4825 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 551 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.09 and the station pressure it means, 29.50.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4825FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW4825 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW48252 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT551 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE29.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.09 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.50 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED55.0 FTITLECitizen station FW4825, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4825TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4825-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.82 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW4825, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4825FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW4825ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.82 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW4825, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4825TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4825-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW4825, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Central Illinois Il (ILX), 13.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 01:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Middletown

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

Near Middletown

River and lake gauges