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Bolivar, Missouri

City in Polk County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Bolivar

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Springfield (MO), 25 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone18Good9 ppb23 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bolivar

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 1.55 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
1.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bolivar, the next 46 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bolivar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SpringfieldSGF

At an airfield/25.5 mi away/1,280 ft/192 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Bolivar 0.3 NEMO-PL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/1,047 ft/41 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BolivarBVRM7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/1,119 ft/31 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank793of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Springfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.5 mi from Bolivar, Missouri. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:02 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 900 ft; the ceiling is 900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Springfield, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 900 feet, the ceiling at 900 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 900 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

59.0 F with a dew point of 56.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 900 ft.

Chart of the air at Springfield: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 900 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 55.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 900 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 56.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Springfield, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 32; 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, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG 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), 0.6 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 Bolivar

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

Near Bolivar

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