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Kansas, Alabama

Town in Walker County, Alabama

Air quality

The air at Kansas

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 PM from its reporting area, Tuscaloosa (AL), 42 miles off.

24Good
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 45, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Kansas

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 7 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 PM.

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On the radar over Kansas, AlabamaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Kansas, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ManchesterJFX

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/482 ft/3 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank528of 781

Sudduth FarmsS2179

At a soil climate station/19.9 mi away/772 ft/293 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank586of 781

Russellville 4 SSE63895

At a climate reference station/38.7 mi away/720 ft/241 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Carbon HillCRHA1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.8 mi away/489 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Jasper 0.6 NWAL-WK-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.3 mi away/418 ft/61 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Manchester, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Kansas, Alabama. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 8:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,600 ft, overcast at 3,900 ft; the ceiling is 3,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manchester, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,600 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 3,900 feet, the ceiling at 3,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFXFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANCHESTERSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,900 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,600 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManchester, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JFX-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 44.6 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Manchester: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 44.6, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFXFIG. B THE AIR AT MANCHESTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,600 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 44.6 FSPREAD 12.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLEManchester, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JFX-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Manchester, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT JFXFIG. C THE WIND AT MANCHESTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManchester, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS JFXTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-JFX-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Alabama

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

Near Kansas

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

Near Kansas

River and lake gauges