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Caldwell, Kansas

City in Sumner County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Caldwell

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 49 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Caldwell

0.04 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.04in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Caldwell, the next 42 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Caldwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

bridge over I-35K5000

Beside a road/15.2 mi away/1,156 ft/7 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

WellingtonEGT

At an airfield/23.5 mi away/1,270 ft/121 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 1,079

Abrams ScanABRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.7 mi away/1,194 ft/45 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank890of 1,079

AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/29.7 mi away/1,194 ft/45 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank902of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

CaldwellCDWK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/1,138 ft/11 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Caldwell 7.9 NKS-SU-31

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/1,154 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Wellington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.5 mi from Caldwell, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 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 Wellington, 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 EGTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WELLINGTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWellington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EGTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EGT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.4 F with a dew point of 47.7 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 Wellington: temperature 51.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.7, 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 EGTFIG. B THE AIR AT WELLINGTONTHE 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 46.8 FTEMPERATURE 51.4 FDEW POINT 47.7 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 POINTTITLEWellington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EGTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EGT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wellington, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 13 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 EGTFIG. C THE WIND AT WELLINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWellington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EGTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EGT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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Near Caldwell

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