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Whiteman AFB, Missouri

Community in Johnson County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Whiteman AFB

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Kansas City (MO), 60 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Whiteman AFB

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 1.45 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
1.45in

Visibility

How far you can see at Whiteman AFB, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Whiteman AFB, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Whiteman AFB 0.8 WSWMO-JH-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/839 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Valley CityVALM7

At a cooperative observer's station/9.9 mi away/722 ft/123 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank798of 1,014

Station report

The weather at Whiteman AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.5 mi from Whiteman AFB, Missouri. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,200 ft, overcast at 9,000 ft; the ceiling is 9,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Whiteman AFB, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, the ceiling at 9,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. A THE SKY OVER WHITEMAN AFBSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONOVC 9,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 9,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWhiteman AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZL-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

57.2 F with a dew point of 51.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Whiteman AFB: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. B THE AIR AT WHITEMAN AFBTHE 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 51.0 FSPREAD 6.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEWhiteman AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Whiteman AFB, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SZLFIG. C THE WIND AT WHITEMAN AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWhiteman AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SZLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SZL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Valley City (VALM7), 9.9 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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