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Houston Lake, Missouri

City in Platte County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Houston Lake

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Kansas City (MO), 6 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good15.2 mi
  • Ozone18Good20 ppb10 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good6.2 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide7Good7.9 ppb6.5 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide1Good1.4 ppb6.5 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 29, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Houston Lake

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 1.55 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
1.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Houston Lake, 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 Houston Lake, MissouriReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Houston Lake, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Kansas City 7.8 NNWMO-PT-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/913 ft/81 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Kansas City/Dntn, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.1 mi from Houston Lake, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft, broken at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Kansas City/Dntn, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 4,200 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKCFIG. A THE SKY OVER KANSAS CITY/DNTNSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEKansas City/Dntn, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MKCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MKC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 42.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Kansas City/Dntn: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKCFIG. B THE AIR AT KANSAS CITY/DNTNTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 42.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEKansas City/Dntn, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MKC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kansas City/Dntn, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 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 MKCFIG. C THE WIND AT KANSAS CITY/DNTNPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKansas City/Dntn, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MKCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MKC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Smithville Lake (SLKM7), 14.0 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 Houston Lake

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

Near Houston Lake

River and lake gauges