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Wayland, Missouri

City in Clark County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Wayland

Index 25, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Lake Sugema (IA), 30 miles off.

25Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)25Good-
  • Ozone16Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wayland

0.73 in in the last 24 hours, 1.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.73in
Last 3 days
1.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wayland, the next 42 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wayland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Luray 2 NLRYM7

At a cooperative observer's station/17.0 mi away/738 ft/202 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW0701, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.8 mi from Wayland, Missouri. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west (268 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW0701, north up: blowing from 268 degrees, the west, at 6 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 GW0701FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW0701PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 268°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW0701, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0701TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0701-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 661 ft above sea level, 2 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 29.21 inHg and the temperature at 56.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.11 inHg means its barometer reads 29.40 inHg; it reports 52.0 F, 4.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW0701 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 661 feet above sea level with 2 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 29.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 56.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.11 and the station pressure it means, 29.40.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0701FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW0701 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 GW07012 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT661 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 HERE29.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE56.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.11 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.40 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED52.0 FTITLECitizen station GW0701, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0701TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0701-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 40.38 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW0701, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW0701FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW0701ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW0701, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW0701TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW0701-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW0701, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Mississippi River AT Canton LD20 (CANM7), 17.3 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Missouri

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

Near Wayland

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

Near Wayland

River and lake gauges