Storm Station
Sheldon, Missouri
68° 76°/66°
Overcast· Feels like 68°·Gentle breeze 11 mph S
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
0UV Low
33Air quality
82%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
3:15 AM
68feels68
now, overcast
Today
Sep 27
7666
38%
rain
Mon
Sep 28
7963
overcast
Tue
Sep 29
8567
29%
17mph
drizzle light
Wed
Sep 30
8676
49%
29mph
drizzle light
Thu
Oct 1
8057
61%
19mph
drizzle
Fri
Oct 2
5752
51%
19mph
drizzle
Sat
Oct 3
6455
26%
drizzle
68°
76°66°
79°63°
85°67°
86°76°
80°57°
57°52°
64°55°

As of 3:15 AM in Sheldon, Missouri.

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sheldon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Joplin 24 NJONM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/22.7 mi away/955 ft/37 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Joplin 24 N23908

At a climate reference station/22.7 mi away/952 ft/34 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Schell-OsageS2193

At a soil climate station/26.8 mi away/814 ft/104 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

JoplinJLN

At an airfield/36.7 mi away/962 ft/44 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank39of 473

measured daily2 instruments

Lamar 7.3 NMO-BR-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/965 ft/47 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LamarLAMM7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/978 ft/60 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Joplin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 36.7 mi from Sheldon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:18 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 8,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Joplin, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 6 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 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 8,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 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-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 8,000 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 8,000 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 8,000 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 (180 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Joplin, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, 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 180°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 Lamar (LAMM7), 11.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 06:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

24 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sheldon

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