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Union, Missouri

City in Franklin County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Union

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Saint Louis (MO), 21 miles off.

18Good
  • Ozone18Good20 ppb16.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 40, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Union

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, 0.63 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
0.63in

Visibility

How far you can see at Union, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Union, 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 now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Union 0.8 NEMO-FSA-071

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/538 ft/27 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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St Clair 3WSCAM7

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/814 ft/249 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank61of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Washington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.8 mi from Union, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,500 ft, scattered at 8,500 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 11,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Washington, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 11,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FYGFIG. A THE SKY OVER WASHINGTONSECTION, 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 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 8,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,500 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 11,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWashington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FYGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FYG-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

55.4 F with a dew point of 53.6 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Washington: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.6, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FYGFIG. B THE AIR AT WASHINGTONTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.2 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 53.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEWashington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FYGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FYG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Washington, north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 14 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 FYGFIG. C THE WIND AT WASHINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWashington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FYGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FYG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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