Storm Station
Charleston, Missouri
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Calm 1 mph NE
A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 73 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 1 to 5 mph.
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70%Humidity
68%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Charleston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SikestonSIK

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/303 ft/18 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank444of 473

DexterS2048

At a soil climate station/33.5 mi away/296 ft/25 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Dexter ScanDEXM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/33.6 mi away/305 ft/16 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank323of 473

measured daily2 instruments

Charleston 1.7 EMO-MP-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/320 ft/1 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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East PrairieEPRM7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/305 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Sikeston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Charleston. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 11,000 ft, broken at 14,000 ft; the ceiling is 14,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sikeston, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 14,000 feet, the ceiling at 14,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SIKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SIKESTONSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 14,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 11,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 14,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESikeston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SIKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SIK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 55.6 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 11,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Sikeston: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.6, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 11,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SIKFIG. B THE AIR AT SIKESTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 11,000 FTTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 55.6 FSPREAD 6.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLESikeston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SIKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SIK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sikeston, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SIKFIG. C THE WIND AT SIKESTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESikeston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SIKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SIK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sikeston, 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 Charleston

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