Storm Station
Ridgely, Missouri
68°
Heavy rain· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 5 mph E
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
74%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Ridgely, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.7 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Kansas City/INTLMCI

At an airfield/11.6 mi away/1,050 ft/129 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank36of 473

measured daily2 instruments

Smithville 4.2 NNWMO-PT-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.7 mi away/943 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Smithville LakeSLKM7

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/902 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Kansas City/INTL, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.6 mi from Ridgely. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,000 ft, overcast at 24,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kansas City/INTL, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 24,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCIFIG. A THE SKY OVER KANSAS CITY/INTLSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 24,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKansas City/INTL, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MCITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MCI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Kansas City/INTL: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MCIFIG. B THE AIR AT KANSAS CITY/INTLTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.0 F, 63.0 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 POINTTITLEKansas City/INTL, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MCITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MCI-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 Kansas City/INTL, 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 MCIFIG. C THE WIND AT KANSAS CITY/INTLPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEKansas City/INTL, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MCITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MCI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Kansas City/INTL, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Smithville Lake (SLKM7), 5.8 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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Near Ridgely

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