Storm Station
Houstonia, Missouri
70°
Light rain· Feels like 70°·Light breeze 6 mph ESE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 62. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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76%Humidity
90%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Houstonia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Whiteman AFBSZL

At an airfield/15.4 mi away/869 ft/108 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 473

Powell GardensS2061

At a soil climate station/36.1 mi away/967 ft/206 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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Powell Gardens ScanPWGM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/36.3 mi away/960 ft/199 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank323of 473

measured daily2 instruments

Sweet SpringsSSPM7

At a cooperative observer's station/5.7 mi away/686 ft/75 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Sweet Springs 5.6 SWMO-PS-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/740 ft/21 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Whiteman AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.4 mi from Houstonia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,400 ft, overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Whiteman AFB, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. A THE SKY OVER WHITEMAN AFBSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWhiteman AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SZL-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

66.6 F with a dew point of 60.4 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Whiteman AFB: temperature 66.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 60.4, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. B THE AIR AT WHITEMAN AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 58.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,400 FTTEMPERATURE 66.6 FDEW POINT 60.4 FSPREAD 6.2 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 POINTTITLEWhiteman AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SZL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Whiteman AFB, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 6 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 SZLFIG. C THE WIND AT WHITEMAN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWhiteman AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SZL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Missouri

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Near Houstonia

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