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Aldrich, Missouri

Village in Polk County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Aldrich

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (MO), 24 miles off.

15Good
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Aldrich

0.33 in in the last 24 hours, 2.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.33in
Last 3 days
2.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Aldrich, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

On the radar over Aldrich, MissouriReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Aldrich, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

SpringfieldSGF

At an airfield/23.2 mi away/1,280 ft/296 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,014

Mt VernonS2060

At a soil climate station/37.7 mi away/1,254 ft/270 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank703of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Bolivar 4.4 SWMO-PL-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/1,113 ft/129 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BolivarBVRM7

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/1,119 ft/135 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank793of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Springfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.2 mi from Aldrich, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:23 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Springfield, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPRINGFIELDSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESpringfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 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 3,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Springfield: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 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 3,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. B THE AIR AT SPRINGFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,000 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 6.0 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 POINTTITLESpringfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Springfield, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. C THE WIND AT SPRINGFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpringfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Bolivar (BVRM7), 8.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Aldrich

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

Near Aldrich

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