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Southwest City, Missouri

Town in McDonald County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Southwest City

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Miami (OK), 31 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Southwest City

0.84 in in the last 24 hours, 2.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.84in
Last 3 days
2.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Southwest City, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Southwest City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.5 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily2 instruments

Anderson 3WANRM7

At a cooperative observer's station/11.5 mi away/1,138 ft/205 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW6964, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 32.5 mi from Southwest City, Missouri. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (353 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW6964, north up: blowing from 353 degrees, the north, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6964FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW6964PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 353°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW6964, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6964TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6964-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,088 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.76 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.33 inHg means its barometer reads 29.16 inHg; it reports 52.0 F, 3.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW6964 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,088 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.76 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.33 and the station pressure it means, 29.16.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6964FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW6964 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 GW69644 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,088 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 HERE28.76 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.33 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.16 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED52.0 FTITLECitizen station GW6964, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6964TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6964-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 44 degrees above the horizon at 36.98 N, and the day is 11 h 05 min long. Level ground there takes 69 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW6964, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 30 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 05 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW6964FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW6964ELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 53°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 30°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 05 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 36.98 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW6964, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW6964TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW6964-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW6964, 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 Southwest City

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

Near Southwest City

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