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Cedar, Kansas

City in Smith County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cedar

0.54 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.54in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Cedar, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

US-36 - Lebanon InterchangeK5LEA

Beside a road/21.6 mi away/1,785 ft/155 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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PhillipsburgS2093

At a soil climate station/22.6 mi away/1,986 ft/356 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank717of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Gaylord 1.6 SKS-SM-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.6 mi away/1,585 ft/45 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Kirwin DamKRWK1

At a dam/9.8 mi away/1,673 ft/43 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Phillipsburg - Kirwin, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.6 mi from Cedar, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,751 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.08 inHg and the temperature at 52.8 F; it reports 43.0 F, 9.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Phillipsburg - Kirwin stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,751 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.08 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KRNK1FIG. D WHERE PHILLIPSBURG - KIRWIN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPHILLIPSBURG - KIRWIN6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,751 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.08 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLEPhillipsburg - Kirwin, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP KRNK1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KRNK1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.67 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Phillipsburg - Kirwin, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KRNK1FIG. E THE SUN AT PHILLIPSBURG - KIRWINELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.67 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPhillipsburg - Kirwin, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP KRNK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KRNK1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,751 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:56 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Phillipsburg - Kirwin, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 1:56 am local time; air temperature, 43.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KRNK1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 1:56 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 1:56 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE43.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPhillipsburg - Kirwin, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP KRNK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KRNK1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Phillipsburg - Kirwin, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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