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Orient, Illinois

City in Franklin County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Orient

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Farrar (MO), 42 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-22.6 mi
  • Ozone19Good20 ppb22.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Orient

0.31 in in the last 24 hours, 0.98 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
0.98in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Fri 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Orient, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

PlumfieldPLMI2

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/404 ft/21 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Christopher 0.5 WIL-FK-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/451 ft/26 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Marion Regional, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.5 mi from Orient, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:45 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft, overcast at 4,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Marion Regional, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 4,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWAFIG. A THE SKY OVER MARION REGIONALSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 4,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMarion Regional, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MWATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 54 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Marion Regional: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 54 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWAFIG. B THE AIR AT MARION REGIONALTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 39.2 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 54 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 POINTTITLEMarion Regional, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Marion Regional, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MWAFIG. C THE WIND AT MARION REGIONALPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMarion Regional, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MWATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MWA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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