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The Galena Territory, Illinois

Community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at The Galena Territory

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Clinton (IA), 38 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at The Galena Territory

0.64 in in the last 24 hours, 0.67 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.64in
Last 3 days
0.67in

Visibility

How far you can see at The Galena Territory, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over The Galena Territory, IllinoisReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest The Galena Territory, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SavannaSFY

At an airfield/26.5 mi away/617 ft/368 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank750of 1,393

measured daily2 instruments

ElizabethEZBI2

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/715 ft/270 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank34of 1,393

Station report

The weather at Savanna, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.5 mi from The Galena Territory, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 1,900 ft; the ceiling is 1,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Savanna, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 1,900 feet, the ceiling at 1,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SFYFIG. A THE SKY OVER SAVANNASECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 1,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 1,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESavanna, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SFYTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SFY-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.3 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 85 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,000 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Savanna: temperature 47.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 85 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,000 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SFYFIG. B THE AIR AT SAVANNATHE 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 1,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 42.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 1,900 FTTEMPERATURE 47.3 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 4.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 85 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 POINTTITLESavanna, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SFYTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SFY-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Savanna, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 9 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 SFYFIG. C THE WIND AT SAVANNAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESavanna, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SFYTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SFY-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Elizabeth (EZBI2), 5.7 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near The Galena Territory

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

Near The Galena Territory

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