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Burns, Kansas

City in Marion County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Burns

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 Burns

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 1.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
1.30in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Burns, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

NewtonEWK

At an airfield/21.2 mi away/1,532 ft/33 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank333of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

WonsevuWONK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/1,486 ft/13 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Newton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.2 mi from Burns, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:56 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 Newton, 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 EWKFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENewton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EWK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Newton: temperature 50.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EWKFIG. B THE AIR AT NEWTONTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.8 FTEMPERATURE 50.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLENewton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EWK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 28 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Newton, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 28; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EWKFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 28 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EWK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Newton, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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