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Normal, Illinois

Town in McLean County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Normal

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bloomington and Normal (IL), 18 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good0.4 mi
  • Ozone12Good6 ppb0.4 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 53, moderate.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Normal

0.14 in in the last 24 hours, 0.43 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.14in
Last 3 days
0.43in

Visibility

How far you can see at Normal, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Fri 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Normal, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Station report

The weather at Bloomington/Norm, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.5 mi from Normal, Illinois. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:19 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 600 ft, broken at 1,700 ft, overcast at 2,300 ft; the ceiling is 1,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Bloomington/Norm, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 600 feet, broken cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, the ceiling at 1,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLOOMINGTON/NORMSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 600 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBloomington/Norm, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BMI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 57.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 600 ft.

Chart of the air at Bloomington/Norm: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. B THE AIR AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.2 F, 57.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEBloomington/Norm, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BMI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 23 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Bloomington/Norm, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 23 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BMIFIG. C THE WIND AT BLOOMINGTON/NORMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBloomington/Norm, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BMITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BMI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Bloomington Waterworks (BMGI2), 1.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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Near Normal

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