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Wheeler, Illinois

Village in Jasper County, Illinois

Air quality

The air at Wheeler

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Vincennes (IN), 47 miles off.

16Good
  • Ozone16Good15 ppb12.3 mi

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wheeler

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 1.35 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
1.35in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wheeler, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wheeler, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Effingham1H2

At an airfield/11.7 mi away/587 ft/14 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank664of 1,419

FloraFOAI2

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.9 mi away/490 ft/83 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank892of 1,419

measured daily2 instruments

Newton 1WNWTI2

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/529 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank520of 1,419

Station report

The weather at Effingham, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.7 mi from Wheeler, Illinois. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,000 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Effingham, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1H2FIG. A THE SKY OVER EFFINGHAMSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEffingham, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 1H2TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1H2-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 42.4 F, 75 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Effingham: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.4, 75 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1H2FIG. B THE AIR AT EFFINGHAMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 40.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 42.4 FSPREAD 7.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLEEffingham, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1H2TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1H2-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Effingham, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 1H2FIG. C THE WIND AT EFFINGHAMPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEffingham, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 1H2TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-1H2-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Newton 1W (NWTI2), 8.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Illinois

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

Near Wheeler

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

Near Wheeler

River and lake gauges