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Atlanta, Kansas

City in Cowley County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Atlanta

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 35 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Atlanta

0.16 in in the last 24 hours, 3.25 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.16in
Last 3 days
3.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Atlanta, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Atlanta, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Augusta3AU

At an airfield/23.4 mi away/1,331 ft/94 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank713of 1,079

Abrams ScanABRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.3 mi away/1,194 ft/231 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank890of 1,079

AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/27.3 mi away/1,194 ft/231 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank902of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Winfield 9.8 NEKS-CL-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/1,308 ft/117 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Smileyberg 4SWSMBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/1,220 ft/205 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Augusta, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.4 mi from Atlanta, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:55 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 Augusta, 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 3AUFIG. A THE SKY OVER AUGUSTASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAugusta, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 3AUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3AU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.8 F with a dew point of 48.2 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Augusta: temperature 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.2, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3AUFIG. B THE AIR AT AUGUSTATHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.4 FTEMPERATURE 51.8 FDEW POINT 48.2 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEAugusta, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3AUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3AU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Augusta, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 3AUFIG. C THE WIND AT AUGUSTAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAugusta, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 3AUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-3AU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Augusta, 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 Atlanta

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

Near Atlanta

River and lake gauges