Storm Station
La Plata, Missouri
58°
Light rain· Feels like 58°·Light breeze 6 mph E
Showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a high near 66. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
84%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest La Plata, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

KirksvilleIRK

At an airfield/5.8 mi away/961 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 473

AtlantaATAM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/10.8 mi away/856 ft/85 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank110of 473

Chillicothe 22 ENE13301

At a climate reference station/36.2 mi away/833 ft/108 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

La Plata 4.0 ENEMO-AD-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/820 ft/121 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

KirksvilleKRKM7

At a cooperative observer's station/13.3 mi away/951 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Kirksville, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.8 mi from La Plata. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kirksville, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IRKFIG. A THE SKY OVER KIRKSVILLESECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKirksville, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IRKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IRK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 55.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kirksville: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IRKFIG. B THE AIR AT KIRKSVILLETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 57.0 F, 55.0 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 POINTTITLEKirksville, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IRKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IRK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Kirksville, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IRKFIG. C THE WIND AT KIRKSVILLEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKirksville, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IRKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IRK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kirksville, 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 La Plata

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