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Stronghurst, Illinois

Village in Henderson County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Stronghurst

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Muscatine (IA), 48 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Stronghurst

0.93 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.93in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

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

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

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stronghurst, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

La HarpeLAHI2

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/702 ft/23 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank165of 1,393

Station report

The weather at Macomb Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.6 mi from Stronghurst, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 1,600 ft, overcast at 2,600 ft; the ceiling is 1,600 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Macomb Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 1,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, the ceiling at 1,600 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQBFIG. A THE SKY OVER MACOMB MUNISECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 1,600 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEMacomb Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MQBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

48.7 F with a dew point of 48.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Macomb Muni: temperature 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQBFIG. B THE AIR AT MACOMB MUNITHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 1,600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 48.7 F, 48.6 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 POINTTITLEMacomb Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQB-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 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Macomb Muni, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MQBFIG. C THE WIND AT MACOMB MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMacomb Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MQBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MQB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT Gladstone LD18 (GLDI2), 11.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Stronghurst

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

Near Stronghurst

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