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Alexander, Kansas

City in Rush County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Alexander

Index 16, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 24 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)16Good23.7 mi
  • Ozone15Good15 ppb23.7 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good23.7 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.8 ppb23.7 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb23.7 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alexander

0.62 in in the last 24 hours, 0.69 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.62in
Last 3 days
0.69in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alexander, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Alexander, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

US-283 @ Pawnee R. NessK5NES

Beside a road/24.3 mi away/2,235 ft/159 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Hays_MuniHYS

At an airfield/29.8 mi away/1,998 ft/78 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank337of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

AlexanderALXK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.0 mi away/2,103 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Alexander 0.1 EKS-RH-26

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/2,079 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hays_Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.8 mi from Alexander, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:56 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Hays_Muni, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAYS_MUNISECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 8,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEHays_Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 38.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Hays_Muni: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HYSFIG. B THE AIR AT HAYS_MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 38.0 FSPREAD 12.0 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 POINTTITLEHays_Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hays_Muni, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HYSFIG. C THE WIND AT HAYS_MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHays_Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hays_Muni, 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 Alexander

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

Near Alexander

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