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Delta, Missouri

City in Cape Girardeau County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Delta

Index 11, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Farrar (MO), 35 miles off.

11Good
  • Ozone11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 26, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

SatSun

Precipitation

What has fallen at Delta

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.83 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.83in

Visibility

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

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

SatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Delta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PiedmontPMRM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.6 mi away/840 ft/500 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank320of 1,043

DexterS2048

At a soil climate station/30.8 mi away/296 ft/44 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank648of 1,043

measured daily2 instruments

Chaffee 0.6 SMO-SC-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.7 mi away/340 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Power StationSKSM7

At a cooperative observer's station/22.8 mi away/302 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank72of 1,043

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW0772, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.8 mi from Delta, Missouri. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (329 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW0772, north up: blowing from 329 degrees, the north northwest, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0772FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW0772PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 329°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW0772, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0772TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0772-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 425 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.46 inHg and the temperature at 57.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.40 inHg means its barometer reads 29.94 inHg; it reports 52.0 F, 5.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0772 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 425 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.46 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.40 and the station pressure it means, 29.94.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0772FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0772 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION GW07722 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT425 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 HERE29.46 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.40 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.94 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED52.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0772, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0772TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0772-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.39 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0772, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0772FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0772ELEVATION 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 29°OCT 17, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.39 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLECitizen station GW0772, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0772TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-GW0772-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW0772, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Power Station (SKSM7), 22.8 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Delta

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

Near Delta

River and lake gauges