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Auburn, Kansas

City in Shawnee County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Auburn

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Topeka (KS), 10 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good9.8 mi
  • Ozone15Good19 ppb9.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good9.8 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Auburn

None in the last 24 hours; 0.88 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.88in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Auburn, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

I-470 bridge over US-75K5006

Beside a road/8.9 mi away/991 ft/91 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/35.1 mi away/1,102 ft/20 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank786of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

OverbrookOVRK1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.2 mi away/1,181 ft/99 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Topeka (FOE), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Auburn, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:53 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 Topeka (FOE), 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 FOEFIG. A THE SKY OVER TOPEKA (FOE)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETopeka (FOE), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FOETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FOE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 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.

Chart of the air at Topeka (FOE): temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FOEFIG. B THE AIR AT TOPEKA (FOE)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.7 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 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 POINTTITLETopeka (FOE), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FOETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FOE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Topeka (FOE), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FOEFIG. C THE WIND AT TOPEKA (FOE)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETopeka (FOE), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FOETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FOE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Topeka (FOE), 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 Auburn

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

Near Auburn

River and lake gauges