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Raleigh, Illinois

Village in Saline County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Raleigh

Index 50, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Paducah (KY), 53 miles off.

50Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)50Good18.6 mi
  • Ozone36Good9 ppb18.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Raleigh

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Raleigh, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Raleigh, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

HarrisburgHSBI2

At a cooperative observer's station/6.0 mi away/364 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Harrisburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.4 mi from Raleigh, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,900 ft, broken at 3,600 ft, overcast at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Harrisburg, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSBFIG. A THE SKY OVER HARRISBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHarrisburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HSBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Harrisburg: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSBFIG. B THE AIR AT HARRISBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 55.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEHarrisburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Harrisburg, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSBFIG. C THE WIND AT HARRISBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarrisburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Harrisburg, 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 Raleigh

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

Near Raleigh

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