Storm Station
Golden City, Missouri
71°
Light rain· Feels like 71°·Light air 2 mph S
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.
-UV
-Air quality
79%Humidity
51%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Golden City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Mount Vernon RAWSMVVM7

A remote fire weather station/16.7 mi away/1,279 ft/215 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank124of 473

Mt VernonS2060

At a soil climate station/25.2 mi away/1,254 ft/190 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Joplin 24 N23908

At a climate reference station/26.8 mi away/952 ft/112 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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JoplinJLN

At an airfield/27.6 mi away/962 ft/102 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank35of 473

measured daily2 instruments

Lockwood 1.9 SSWMO-DD-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/1,097 ft/33 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LockwoodLKWM7

At a cooperative observer's station/7.9 mi away/1,093 ft/29 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Joplin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 27.6 mi from Golden City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 4,600 ft, scattered at 8,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Joplin, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 4,600 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JLNFIG. A THE SKY OVER JOPLINSECTION, 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 SKYSCT 8,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 4,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEJoplin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JLNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JLN-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

67.0 F with a dew point of 66.0 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 4,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Joplin: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.0, 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 4,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JLNFIG. B THE AIR AT JOPLINTHE 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 65.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 4,600 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 67.0 F, 66.0 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 POINTTITLEJoplin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JLNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JLN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Joplin, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, 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 JLNFIG. C THE WIND AT JOPLINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJoplin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JLNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-JLN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lockwood (LKWM7), 7.9 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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Near Golden City

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