Storm Station
West Alton, Missouri
61°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 61°·Light air 2 mph E
A chance of rain showers before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 74. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
53%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest West Alton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

St. CharlesSET

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/440 ft/15 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank30of 473

St. CharlesSCLM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.0 mi away/443 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank386of 473

Elsberry PMCS2220

At a soil climate station/34.8 mi away/527 ft/102 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Florissant 2.5 NEMO-SL-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/531 ft/106 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Saint CharlesSCHM7

At a cooperative observer's station/15.6 mi away/551 ft/126 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at St. Charles, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from West Alton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over St. Charles, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SETFIG. A THE SKY OVER ST. CHARLESSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESt. Charles, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SETTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SET-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

60.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,500 ft.

Chart of the air at St. Charles: temperature 60.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SETFIG. B THE AIR AT ST. CHARLESTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.1 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 8,500 FTTEMPERATURE 60.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLESt. Charles, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SETTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SET-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at St. Charles, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, 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 SETFIG. C THE WIND AT ST. CHARLESPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESt. Charles, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SETTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-SET-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Saint Charles (SCHM7), 15.6 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near West Alton

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