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Lawson, Missouri

City in Ray County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Lawson

Index 18, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Kansas City (MO), 29 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

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

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lawson

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, 1.50 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
1.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lawson, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lawson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

MosbyGPH

At an airfield/9.1 mi away/764 ft/299 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank782of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Kearney 3EKRNM7

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/846 ft/217 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW3047, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 18.2 mi from Lawson, Missouri. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW3047, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3047FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW3047PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW3047, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3047TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3047-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 955 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.90 inHg and the temperature at 55.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.30 inHg means its barometer reads 29.27 inHg; it reports 50.0 F, 5.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW3047 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 955 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.90 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.30 and the station pressure it means, 29.27.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3047FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW3047 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 FW30473 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT955 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 HERE28.90 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.30 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.27 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED50.0 FTITLECitizen station FW3047, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3047TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3047-2DRAWN 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 39.28 N, and the day is 10 h 60 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW3047, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 42 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 60 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW3047FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW3047ELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 42°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 60 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.28 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW3047, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW3047TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW3047-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW3047, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Missouri

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Near Lawson

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Near Lawson

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