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Festus, Missouri

City in Jefferson County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Festus

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Bonne Terre (MO), 22 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-15.8 mi
  • Ozone23Good16 ppb15.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)-15.8 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide2Good2 ppb15.8 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.4 ppb3.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Festus

0.44 in in the last 24 hours, 1.25 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.44in
Last 3 days
1.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Festus, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 4 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 5 miles Fri 4 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Festus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

FarmingtonFAM

At an airfield/31.9 mi away/945 ft/477 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank971of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Festus 0.5 SEMO-JF-37

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/443 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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FestusFESM7

At a cooperative observer's station/2.0 mi away/505 ft/37 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW1948, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 17.9 mi from Festus, Missouri. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (293 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW1948, north up: blowing from 293 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW1948FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW1948PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 293°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW1948, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW1948TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW1948-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 514 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.37 inHg and the temperature at 57.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.03 inHg means its barometer reads 29.48 inHg; it reports 64.0 F, 6.8 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW1948 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 514 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.03 and the station pressure it means, 29.48.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW1948FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW1948 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 EW19482 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT514 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 HERE29.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE57.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.03 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.48 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED64.0 FTITLECitizen station EW1948, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW1948TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW1948-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 42 degrees above the horizon at 38.48 N, and the day is 11 h 02 min long. Level ground there takes 67 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW1948, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 75 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 28 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 02 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW1948FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW1948ELEVATION 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 75°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 28°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 02 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 67 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 38.48 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW1948, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW1948TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW1948-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW1948, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Festus

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

Near Festus

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