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Pontiac, Missouri

Community in Ozark County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Pontiac

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (MO), 64 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)4Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)5Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Pontiac

0.14 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.14in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Pontiac, 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 now4 instruments

Ava/TidwellBEVM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.2 mi away/1,345 ft/509 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank275of 1,014

BransonBBG

At an airfield/33.2 mi away/1,302 ft/466 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank944of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Pontiac 1.7 NEMO-OZ-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/771 ft/65 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

TecumsehTCMM7

At a cooperative observer's station/18.3 mi away/719 ft/117 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Branson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.2 mi from Pontiac, Missouri. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,800 ft, overcast at 2,700 ft; the ceiling is 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Branson, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,800 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, the ceiling at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBGFIG. A THE SKY OVER BRANSONSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 2,700 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBranson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BBGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BBG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 1,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Branson: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 1,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBGFIG. B THE AIR AT BRANSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,800 FTTEMPERATURE 59.0 FDEW POINT 55.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEBranson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BBGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BBG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Branson, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BBGFIG. C THE WIND AT BRANSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBranson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BBGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BBG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Tecumseh (TCMM7), 18.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Pontiac

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

Near Pontiac

River and lake gauges