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Bala, Kansas

Community in Riley County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Bala

Index 36, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Beatrice (NE), 68 miles off.

36Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)36Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bala

None in the last 24 hours; 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Sat 8 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bala, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.0 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ManhattanMHK

At an airfield/18.9 mi away/1,056 ft/213 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank317of 1,079

I-70 - Junction CityK5JCT

Beside a road/21.4 mi away/1,064 ft/205 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

WakefieldWKEK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/1,240 ft/29 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Manhattan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.9 mi from Bala, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,200 ft; the ceiling is 4,200 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manhattan, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,200 feet, the ceiling at 4,200 feet, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,200 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,200 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, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

45.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,200 ft.

Chart of the air at Manhattan: temperature 45.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,200 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,200 FTTEMPERATURE 45.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Manhattan, north up: at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, 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 STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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.

Near Bala

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

Near Bala

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