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Alma, Kansas

City in Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Alma

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Topeka (KS), 31 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alma

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.83 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.83in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Alma, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.7 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ManhattanMHK

At an airfield/22.4 mi away/1,056 ft/39 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank317of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

McFarland 0.2 SKS-WB-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/1,025 ft/70 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

McfarlandMCFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/1,030 ft/65 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,039of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Manhattan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.4 mi from Alma, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:52 PM 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 Manhattan, 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 MHKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANHATTANSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEManhattan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Manhattan: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHKFIG. B THE AIR AT MANHATTANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.1 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEManhattan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Manhattan, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHKFIG. C THE WIND AT MANHATTANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManhattan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Manhattan, 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.

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

Near Alma

River and lake gauges