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Ada, Kansas

Community in Ottawa County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ada

None in the last 24 hours; 0.33 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 9 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.33in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ada, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 7 AM, lowest 8 miles Mon 4 AM.

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On the radar over Ada, KansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ada, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-70 @ I-135 SalinaK5SLN

Beside a road/23.0 mi away/1,223 ft/84 ft below here

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Mulberry Creek 3 W SalinaSLNK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.3 mi away/1,247 ft/60 ft below here

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SalinaSLN

At an airfield/28.0 mi away/1,273 ft/34 ft below here

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Citizen station KKSNEWCA7KKSNEWCA7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/28.1 mi away/1,192 ft/115 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Ada 3NEADDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/1,330 ft/23 ft above here

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Minneapolis 7.2 WKS-OT-17

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.1 mi away/1,279 ft/28 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Salina, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 28.0 mi from Ada, Kansas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 9:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Salina, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLNFIG. A THE SKY OVER SALINASECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLESalina, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SLNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SLN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Salina: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SLNFIG. B THE AIR AT SALINATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.2 FTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLESalina, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SLN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (160 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Salina, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south southeast, at 5 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 SLNFIG. C THE WIND AT SALINAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 160°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESalina, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SLNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SLN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Ada

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

Near Ada

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