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Van Buren, Missouri

Town in Carter County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Van Buren

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Bonne Terre (MO), 69 miles off.

22Good
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Buren

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.10 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Buren, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Van Buren, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LtspS2230

At a soil climate station/13.4 mi away/890 ft/374 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank690of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

Van Buren 7.2 SWMO-FSA-035

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/653 ft/137 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Ltsp, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.4 mi from Van Buren, Missouri. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:00 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

71.8 F with a dew point of 68.4 F, 89 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Ltsp: temperature 71.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 68.4, 89 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2230FIG. B THE AIR AT LTSPTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 67.5 FTEMPERATURE 71.8 FDEW POINT 68.4 FSPREAD 3.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 89 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 POINTTITLELtsp, the airSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2230TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2230-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 890 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.97 inHg and the temperature at 55.8 F; it reports 71.8 F, 16.0 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Ltsp stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 890 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.97 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2230FIG. D WHERE LTSP 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 ATMOSPHERELTSP3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT890 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 HERE28.97 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED71.8 FTITLELtsp, the columnSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2230TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2230-2DRAWN 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 37.18 N, and the day is 11 h 04 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 Ltsp, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 44 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 53 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 04 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2230FIG. E THE SUN AT LTSPELEVATION 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 29°OCT 16, 44°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 04 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 69 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.18 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELtsp, the sunSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2230TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-S2230-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Clearwater Dam (CLRM7), 14.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Van Buren

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

Near Van Buren

River and lake gauges