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Whiting, Missouri

Community in Mississippi County, Missouri

Air quality

The air at Whiting

Index 46, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Paducah (KY), 48 miles off.

46Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)46Good-
  • Ozone38Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 36, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Whiting

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.04 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.04in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Whiting, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

SikestonSIK

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/303 ft/3 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank821of 1,014

DexterS2048

At a soil climate station/30.9 mi away/296 ft/10 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank676of 1,014

Dexter ScanDEXM7

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.1 mi away/305 ft/1 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank654of 1,014

measured daily2 instruments

East Prairie 1.4 NEMO-MP-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/309 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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East PrairieEPRM7

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/305 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Sikeston, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Whiting, Missouri. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 13,000 ft, broken at 15,000 ft, overcast at 18,000 ft; the ceiling is 15,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Sikeston, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 13,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 15,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 18,000 feet, the ceiling at 15,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SIKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SIKESTONSECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 18,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 15,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 13,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 15,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESikeston, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SIKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SIK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

75.7 F with a dew point of 57.4 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 13,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Sikeston: temperature 75.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.4, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 13,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SIKFIG. B THE AIR AT SIKESTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,00040 F50 F60 F70 F80 F90 FSATURATES 4,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.2 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 13,000 FTTEMPERATURE 75.7 FDEW POINT 57.4 FSPREAD 18.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLESikeston, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SIKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SIK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southwest (220 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Sikeston, north up: blowing from 220 degrees, the southwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SIKFIG. C THE WIND AT SIKESTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 220°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESikeston, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SIKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-SIK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Sikeston, 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 Whiting

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