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Sparta, Missouri

City in Christian County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Sparta

Index 9, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (MO), 21 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good21.1 mi
  • Ozone-24 ppb21.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good21.1 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sparta

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

Last 24 hours
0.36in
Last 3 days
1.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sparta, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sparta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SpringfieldSGF

At an airfield/23.5 mi away/1,280 ft/111 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Sparta 0.6 SMO-CR-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,413 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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OzarkOZKM7

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/1,132 ft/259 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Springfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.5 mi from Sparta, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 3,400 ft, overcast at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 3,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Springfield, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 3,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 3,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. A THE SKY OVER SPRINGFIELDSECTION, 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 3,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESpringfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGF-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

52.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Springfield: temperature 52.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. B THE AIR AT SPRINGFIELDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 3,400 FTTEMPERATURE 52.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLESpringfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Springfield, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SGFFIG. C THE WIND AT SPRINGFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESpringfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SGFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SGF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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