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Sidell, Illinois

Village in Vermilion County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Sidell

Index 9, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Champaign (IL), 33 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-
  • Ozone9Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Mon Oct 19, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sidell

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 0.39 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
0.39in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 7 AM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sidell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ParisPRG

At an airfield/16.6 mi away/653 ft/28 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank507of 1,419

measured daily2 instruments

Sidell 0.2 NNEIL-VR-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/681 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SidellSIDI2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.6 mi away/679 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank151of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Paris, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.6 mi from Sidell, Illinois. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:15 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 Paris, 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 PRGFIG. A THE SKY OVER PARISSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEParis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PRGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PRG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.2 F with a dew point of 39.4 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Paris: temperature 44.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.4, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRGFIG. B THE AIR AT PARISTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.3 FTEMPERATURE 44.2 FDEW POINT 39.4 FSPREAD 4.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEParis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PRGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PRG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Paris, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PRGFIG. C THE WIND AT PARISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEParis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PRGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-PRG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Sidell (SIDI2), 5.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Sidell

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

Near Sidell

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