Storm Station
Chain-O-Lakes, Missouri
69°
Mostly clear· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 5 mph NE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 1 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
33%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Chain-O-Lakes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Cassville RAWSCRWM7

A remote fire weather station/8.0 mi away/1,494 ft/476 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank50of 473

Branson West MuniFWB

At an airfield/21.1 mi away/1,292 ft/274 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank439of 473

Mt VernonS2060

At a soil climate station/38.0 mi away/1,254 ft/236 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Eagle Rock 1.9 SMO-BY-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/990 ft/28 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CassvilleCASM7

At a cooperative observer's station/13.3 mi away/1,378 ft/360 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Branson West Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.1 mi from Chain-O-Lakes. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,200 ft, scattered at 6,000 ft, broken at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft.

Section of the sky over Branson West Muni, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWBFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRANSON WEST MUNISECTION, 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 FTBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTTITLEBranson West Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FWBTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWB-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

66.2 F with a dew point of 60.8 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Branson West Muni: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.8, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FWBFIG. B THE AIR AT BRANSON WEST MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 59.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 60.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEBranson West Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWBTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 15 mph.

Plan of the wind at Branson West Muni, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 5 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 FWBFIG. C THE WIND AT BRANSON WEST MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBranson West Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FWBTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FWB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cassville (CASM7), 13.3 miles from here, read 17 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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Near Chain-O-Lakes

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