Storm Station
Belton, Missouri
66°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 66°·Light air 3 mph ESE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
68%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Belton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lee s SummitLXT

At an airfield/13.1 mi away/1,004 ft/74 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank40of 473

Powell Gardens ScanPWGM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/26.9 mi away/960 ft/118 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank323of 473

Powell GardensS2061

At a soil climate station/27.1 mi away/967 ft/111 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Belton 1.2 SMO-CS-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,029 ft/49 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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RaymoreRYMM7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.7 mi away/1,070 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lee s Summit, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.1 mi from Belton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, broken at 9,000 ft, overcast at 11,000 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: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 9,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 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

66.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lee s Summit: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.0 F, 64.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 southeast (130 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lee s Summit, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 7 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 LXTFIG. C THE WIND AT LEE S SUMMITPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE 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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