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Emma, Missouri

City in Saline County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Emma

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Kansas City (MO), 57 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)18Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Emma

None in the last 24 hours; 0.63 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.63in

Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Emma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

ConcordiaCCRM7

At a cooperative observer's station/4.0 mi away/801 ft/44 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Sweet Springs 5.6 SWMO-PS-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.3 mi away/740 ft/17 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Whiteman AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.9 mi from Emma, Missouri. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Whiteman AFB, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. A THE SKY OVER WHITEMAN AFBSECTION, 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 SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWhiteman AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SZL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Whiteman AFB: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. B THE AIR AT WHITEMAN AFBTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.4 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEWhiteman AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SZL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Whiteman AFB, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. C THE WIND AT WHITEMAN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWhiteman AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SZL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Emma

River and lake gauges