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Ava, Missouri

City in Douglas County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Ava

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (MO), 41 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ava

0.18 in in the last 24 hours, 1.45 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.18in
Last 3 days
1.45in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ava, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ava, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Ava 0.3 NEMO-DG-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,271 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ava 6WAVVM7

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/1,270 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank885of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Journagan Ranch, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 22.3 mi from Ava, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

60.1 F with a dew point of 53.9 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.

Chart of the air at Journagan Ranch: temperature 60.1 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.9, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2194FIG. B THE AIR AT JOURNAGAN RANCHTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.5 FTEMPERATURE 60.1 FDEW POINT 53.9 FSPREAD 6.2 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 POINTTITLEJournagan Ranch, the airSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2194TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2194-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 1,134 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.72 inHg and the temperature at 55.0 F; it reports 60.1 F, 5.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Journagan Ranch stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,134 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.72 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2194FIG. D WHERE JOURNAGAN RANCH STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREJOURNAGAN RANCH4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,134 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.72 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.1 FTITLEJournagan Ranch, the columnSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2194TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2194-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 37.00 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Journagan Ranch, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2194FIG. E THE SUN AT JOURNAGAN RANCHELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.00 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEJournagan Ranch, the sunSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2194TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2194-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Journagan Ranch, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ava 6W (AVVM7), 6.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:04. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Ava

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

Near Ava

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