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California, Missouri

City in Moniteau County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at California

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Jefferson City (MO), 26 miles off.

15Good
  • Ozone15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at California

0.65 in in the last 24 hours, 1.75 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.65in
Last 3 days
1.75in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest California, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Busby FarmS2224

At a soil climate station/19.4 mi away/609 ft/271 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank766of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

CaliforniaCALM7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/883 ft/3 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank729of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Jefferson City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.5 mi from California, Missouri. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,200 ft, broken at 3,000 ft, overcast at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Jefferson City, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JEFFIG. A THE SKY OVER JEFFERSON CITYSECTION, 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 10,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,200 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJefferson City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JEFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JEF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

57.0 F with a dew point of 52.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Jefferson City: temperature 57.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 52.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JEFFIG. B THE AIR AT JEFFERSON CITYTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.9 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 57.0 FDEW POINT 52.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEJefferson City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JEFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JEF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Jefferson City, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 7 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 JEFFIG. C THE WIND AT JEFFERSON CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJefferson City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JEFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JEF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at California (CALM7), 0.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near California

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

Near California

River and lake gauges