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Lamar Heights, Missouri

City in Barton County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Lamar Heights

Index 11, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Alba (MO), 19 miles off.

11Good
  • Ozone11Good15 ppb18.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good20.2 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 14, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lamar Heights

0.57 in in the last 24 hours, 1.65 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.57in
Last 3 days
1.65in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lamar Heights, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Lamar Heights, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Joplin 24 N23908

At a climate reference station/16.4 mi away/952 ft/3 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Joplin 24 NJONM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.6 mi away/955 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

JoplinJLN

At an airfield/25.8 mi away/962 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank163of 1,014

Mt VernonS2060

At a soil climate station/37.0 mi away/1,254 ft/299 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank703of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Lamar 0.3 ESEMO-FSA-011

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/968 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LamarLAMM7

At a cooperative observer's station/1.5 mi away/978 ft/23 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank9of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Joplin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.8 mi from Lamar Heights, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:38 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,100 ft, broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Joplin, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,100 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JLNFIG. A THE SKY OVER JOPLINSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 11,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,100 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEJoplin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JLNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JLN-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

55.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,100 ft.

Chart of the air at Joplin: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JLNFIG. B THE AIR AT JOPLINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,100 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEJoplin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JLNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JLN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Joplin, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JLNFIG. C THE WIND AT JOPLINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEJoplin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JLNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-JLN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Lamar (LAMM7), 1.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Lamar Heights

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

Near Lamar Heights

River and lake gauges