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Altoona, Kansas

City in Wilson County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Altoona

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 14 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good14.3 mi
  • Ozone16Good18 ppb14.3 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good14.3 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Altoona

0.68 in in the last 24 hours, 2.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.68in
Last 3 days
2.05in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Altoona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

K-39 @ Neosho R. ChanuteK5CHN

Beside a road/11.1 mi away/1,000 ft/173 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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ChanuteCNU

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/1,001 ft/174 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Fredonia 7.1 ESEKS-WL-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/844 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Neodesha 3NENSHK1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/843 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Chanute, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Altoona, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:52 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chanute, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHANUTESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 2,800 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChanute, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Chanute: temperature 55.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. B THE AIR AT CHANUTETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.6 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 55.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEChanute, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 20 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chanute, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 20; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. C THE WIND AT CHANUTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChanute, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Chanute, 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 Altoona

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

Near Altoona

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