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Cimarron, Kansas

City in Gray County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Cimarron

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 74 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cimarron

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cimarron, 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 Cimarron, KansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cimarron, 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 now3 instruments

Dodge CityDDC

At an airfield/21.0 mi away/2,592 ft/95 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank14of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

CimarronCIMK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/2,762 ft/75 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Cimarron 0.2 ESEKS-GY-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/2,646 ft/41 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Dodge City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.0 mi from Cimarron, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:52 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Dodge City, 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 DDCFIG. A THE SKY OVER DODGE CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEDodge City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DDCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DDC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

40.0 F with a dew point of 32.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dodge City: temperature 40.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 32.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DDCFIG. B THE AIR AT DODGE CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.3 FTEMPERATURE 40.0 FDEW POINT 32.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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 POINTTITLEDodge City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS DDCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DDC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 2,592 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.22 inHg and the temperature at 49.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.58 inHg means its barometer reads 27.82 inHg; it reports 40.0 F, 9.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Dodge City stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,592 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.22 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.58 and the station pressure it means, 27.82.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DDCFIG. D WHERE DODGE CITY 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 ATMOSPHEREDODGE CITY9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,592 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 HERE27.22 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.58 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.82 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.0 FTITLEDodge City, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS DDCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DDC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Dodge City, in 5 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 Cimarron

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

Near Cimarron

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