Ferris Field

62IL · Illinois, United States

The METAR station used is 16 NM away from the airport
Compass
Wind direction of Wind direction 030° Ferris Field 18/36
Wind: 5 kt, 2 beaufort

4 kt

3 kt
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Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
SCT 6,500
Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud Cloud
OVC 9,500
METAR KDKB 290935Z AUTO 03005KT 10SM SCT065 OVC095 00/M07 A3006 RMK AO2 T00031073

METAR Ferris Field - 62IL

Ferris Field is a small airport in Illinois, United States. The airport is located at latitude 42.18613 and longitude -88.60426. The airport has one runway: 18/36. This airport has no ICAO code, we use US-3378 as reference. The local airport ID (FAA LID) of this airport is 62IL. The airport is in the Chicago FIR.

This aviation weather observation was made for De Kalb Taylor Municipal Airport on March 29, 2024 04:35, local time.

Airport observations

The wind is from direction 030° with a speed of 5 kt.

Visibility is 10 mi.

There are scattered clouds at an altitude of 6,500 ft and overcast clouds at an altitude of 9,500 ft. The ceiling, broken or more, is 9,500 ft.

The temperature is 0 °C, with a wind chill of -5 °C. The dew point is -7 °C, the relative humidity is 60%. The air pressure at sea level is 30.06 inHg (QNH).

Daylight period

Today the sun rises at 06:40 and sets at 19:17. This applies to Ferris Field, the universal daylight period may be different. The difference between the local time and UTC is -5 hour. Currently, there is no daylight saving time in effect.

Companies

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Experiences

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Runways

Id Heading Crosswind Headwind Crosswind %
18/36 180°-360° 3 kt 4 kt 50 %

The direction with the greatest headwind component is highlighted and used for crosswind calculation. This does not necessarily mean this direction is in use.

Clouds

6,500 ft SCT Scattered clouds
9,500 ft OVC Overcast clouds

Temperature & Weather

Temperature 0.3 °C
Dewpoint -7.3 °C
Rel. humidity 60%
Wind chill -5 °C
Kp-index 0 (0-9)

Remarks

AO2Automatic weather station that can determine the type of precipitation
T00031073Temperature is 0.3 °C (32.5 °F), dew point is -7.3 °C (18.9 °F)

Daylight period

Sunrise
06:41 (1:48h)
Midday
12:59
Sunset
19:17

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