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Byers, Kansas

City in Pratt County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Byers

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

How far you can see at Byers, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 1 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Byers, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PrattPTT

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/1,952 ft/54 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank438of 1,079

US-54 - PrattK5PTT

Beside a road/11.3 mi away/1,860 ft/146 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Iuka 4.9 NWKS-PR-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,968 ft/38 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Pratt Agtap #2ZTBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/21.2 mi away/1,923 ft/83 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pratt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Byers, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 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 Pratt, 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 PTTFIG. A THE SKY OVER PRATTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPratt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

52.7 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pratt: temperature 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTTFIG. B THE AIR AT PRATTTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.1 FTEMPERATURE 52.7 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 3.7 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 POINTTITLEPratt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pratt, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTTFIG. C THE WIND AT PRATTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPratt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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