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Wasola, Missouri

Community in Ozark County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Wasola

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Springfield (MO), 52 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 Wasola

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 1.85 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
1.85in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wasola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Ava/TidwellBEVM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.2 mi away/1,345 ft/99 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank275of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

WasolaWASM7

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/1,194 ft/52 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank59of 1,014

Ava 13.2 SSWMO-TY-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.9 mi away/1,198 ft/48 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at West Plains, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 37.4 mi from Wasola, Missouri. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:21 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 1,700 ft, broken at 3,700 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 3,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over West Plains, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 1,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 3,700 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 3,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UNOFIG. A THE SKY OVER WEST PLAINSSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 3,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 1,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWest Plains, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UNOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UNO-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

58.0 F with a dew point of 51.0 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 1,700 ft.

Chart of the air at West Plains: temperature 58.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 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 1,700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UNOFIG. B THE AIR AT WEST PLAINSTHE 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 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 1,700 FTTEMPERATURE 58.0 FDEW POINT 51.0 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 POINTTITLEWest Plains, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UNOTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UNO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at West Plains, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 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 UNOFIG. C THE WIND AT WEST PLAINSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWest Plains, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UNOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-UNO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Missouri

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Near Wasola

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

Near Wasola

River and lake gauges