Storm Station
Bates City, Missouri
64° 77°/64°
Mostly clear· Feels like 64°·Light air 3 mph E
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 63. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
0UV Low
-Air quality
89%Humidity
22%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
64feels64
now, mostly clear
Today
Sep 27
7764
26%
overcast
Mon
Sep 28
7960
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8262
44%
16mph
drizzle
Wed
Sep 30
8969
60%
22mph
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
7158
73%
16mph
showers
Fri
Oct 2
6455
46%
15mph
overcast
Sat
Oct 3
6355
21%
overcast
64°
77°64°
79°60°
82°62°
89°69°
71°58°
64°55°
63°55°

As of 3:15 AM in Bates City, Missouri.

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bates City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Powell GardensS2061

At a soil climate station/9.6 mi away/967 ft/131 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Powell Gardens ScanPWGM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.7 mi away/960 ft/124 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank325of 473

Lee s SummitLXT

At an airfield/16.5 mi away/1,004 ft/168 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 473

measured daily2 instruments

Oak Grove 3.1 NNWMO-JC-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/803 ft/33 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Grain ValleyDLSM7

At a cooperative observer's station/7.0 mi away/814 ft/22 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lee s Summit, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.5 mi from Bates City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lee s Summit, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXTFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEE S SUMMITSECTION, 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 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELee s Summit, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LXTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lee s Summit: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXTFIG. B THE AIR AT LEE S SUMMITTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.0 F, 64.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLELee s Summit, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lee s Summit, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXTFIG. C THE WIND AT LEE S SUMMITPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELee s Summit, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lee s Summit, 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 Bates City

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