Storm Station
Arcola, Missouri
73°
Light rain· Feels like 73°·Light air 3 mph SSE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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33Air quality
73%Humidity
58%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Arcola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Schell-OsageS2193

At a soil climate station/31.8 mi away/814 ft/208 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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SpringfieldSGF

At an airfield/34.1 mi away/1,280 ft/258 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank49of 473

Joplin 24 N23908

At a climate reference station/39.7 mi away/952 ft/70 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Greenfield 4.7 NNEMO-DD-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/963 ft/59 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Jerico SpringsJERM7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/1,053 ft/31 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Springfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 34.1 mi from Arcola. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:01 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Springfield, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPRINGFIELDSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESpringfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 60.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Springfield: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. B THE AIR AT SPRINGFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.1 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 60.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLESpringfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Springfield, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 6 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 SGFFIG. C THE WIND AT SPRINGFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpringfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SGF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Arcola

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