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Bucyrus, Kansas

Community in Miami County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Bucyrus

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Kansas City (MO), 29 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good7.8 mi
  • Ozone20Good21 ppb7.8 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bucyrus

0.91 in in the last 24 hours, 2.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.91in
Last 3 days
2.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Bucyrus, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Olathe (OJC)OJC

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/1,096 ft/19 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 1,079

I-35 @ Bull Cr. EdgertonK1EGN

Beside a road/10.7 mi away/1,055 ft/60 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/34.0 mi away/1,102 ft/13 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank786of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Bucyrus 0.9 EKS-MI-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/1,076 ft/39 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Stanley 3SSLYK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/1,020 ft/95 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank122of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Olathe (OJC), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.7 mi from Bucyrus, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:53 AM 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 Olathe (OJC), 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 OJCFIG. A THE SKY OVER OLATHE (OJC)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 MORE0510TITLEOlathe (OJC), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OJCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OJC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Olathe (OJC): temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OJCFIG. B THE AIR AT OLATHE (OJC)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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.6 FTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEOlathe (OJC), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OJCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OJC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Olathe (OJC), north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OJCFIG. C THE WIND AT OLATHE (OJC)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, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOlathe (OJC), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OJCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OJC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Olathe (OJC), 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 Bucyrus

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

Near Bucyrus

River and lake gauges