Temperature
48 F at 8 PM; 57 F at its warmest, 5 PM, and 48 F at its coolest, 8 PM.
- Now
- 48F
- 8 PM
- Highest
- 57F
- 5 PM
- Lowest
- 48F
- 8 PM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Smith Center Municipal Airport, Kansas
Small airport in Smith County, Kansas* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely, along with fairly widespread frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least slightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation will likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is probable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to a Warning during the day Friday.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
50°
61°/48°
Clear·
Feels like 46°·Gentle breeze 9 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Smith Center Municipal Airport until 9 AM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Smith Center Municipal Airport is 50° and clear at 8 PM. With the wind it feels like 46°. The dew point is 46°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north-northwest at 9 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 39° by 7 AM, under a mostly clear sky. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 80°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 56°. The days ahead look dry. The windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 24 mph. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 29°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and sets at 9:58 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. Look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 12 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
91%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
8:00 PM
50feels46
now, clear
Today
Oct 15
6148
83%
22mph
Fri
Oct 16
5639
24mph
Sat
Oct 17
6229
14mph
Sun
Oct 18
6938
17mph
Mon
Oct 19
7145
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7647
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
8055
10%
13mph
50°
61°48°
56°39°
62°29°
69°38°
71°45°
76°47°
80°55°
As of 8:00 PM in Smith Center Municipal Airport, Kansas.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Smith Center Municipal Airport
0.93 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.93in
- Last 3 days
- 1.00in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 93%
Visibility
How far you can see at Smith Center Municipal Airport, the next 42 hours
Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Sat 7 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- K82
- ICAO
- -
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 1,800 ft
- Serves
- Smith Center
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- K82
- Wind now
- From 320° at 7 mph, read 15 Oct, 20:35
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 / 32 | 4,400 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 150° / 330° | 7 mph head, on 32 | 1 mph from the left |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Smith Center (K82), Smith Center Municipal Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 46 F, the air 93% saturated; the humidity ran from 73% at 5 PM to 100% at 2 AM.
- Dew point now
- 46F
- 8 PM
- Humidity now
- 93%
- Humidity, range
- 73 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
6 mph from the northwest at 8 PM; at its strongest 18 mph, 3 PM, with a gust of 28 mph at 3 PM.
- Now
- 6mph
- from the northwest
- Strongest
- 18mph
- 3 PM
- Highest gust
- 28mph
- 3 PM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.35 inHg at 8 PM, rising 0.07 inHg over 3 hours; 0.25 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.35inHg
- 8 PM
- 3 hours
- +0.07inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.25inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 11 PM Wednesday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 300 ft at 2 AM; a base was reported in 22 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 300ft
- 2 AM
- Hours with a base reported
- 22
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.87 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.25 in, in the hour to 11 PM Wednesday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.87in
- Wettest hour
- 0.25in
- 11 PM Wednesday
- Hours with some
- 10
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Smith Center: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Smith Center Municipal Airport, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Smith CenterK82
At an airfield/0.1 mi away/1,799 ft/1 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
US-36 - Lebanon InterchangeK5LEA
Beside a road/12.4 mi away/1,785 ft/15 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
South Fork Solomon 1 S OsborneOSBK1
At a river or reservoir gauge/22.2 mi away/1,588 ft/212 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
PhillipsburgS2093
At a soil climate station/28.5 mi away/1,986 ft/186 ft above here
temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture
measured daily2 instruments
Smith CenterSMCK1
At a cooperative observer's station/1.5 mi away/1,818 ft/18 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Smith Center 3.7 WSWKS-SM-14
In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.7 mi away/1,689 ft/111 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Smith Center (SMCK1), 1.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Kansas
21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
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Near Smith Center Municipal Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Smith Center Municipal Airport
- Phillipsburg Municipal AirportPHG, 28 mi
- Norton Municipal AirportNRN, 59 mi
- Hill City Municipal AirportHLC, 61 mi
- Russell Municipal AirportRSL, 62 mi
- Blosser Municipal AirportCNK, 63 mi
- Hays Regional AirportHYS, 68 mi
- Ellsworth Municipal Airport9K7, 76 mi
- Salina Municipal AirportSLN, 91 mi