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Denison, Kansas

City in Jackson County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Denison

Index 19, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Topeka (KS), 26 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone19Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Denison

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
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Last 3 days
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Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Denison, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

150th RD over US-75KS011

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/1,194 ft/144 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/33.2 mi away/1,102 ft/52 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank786of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

HoltonHLTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.1 mi away/1,063 ft/13 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank19of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Topeka (Top), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.3 mi from Denison, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,300 ft; the ceiling is 4,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Topeka (Top), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,300 feet, the ceiling at 4,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TOPFIG. A THE SKY OVER TOPEKA (TOP)SECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,300 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,300 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETopeka (Top), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TOPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TOP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

47.0 F with a dew point of 37.0 F, 68 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Topeka (Top): temperature 47.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.0, 68 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TOPFIG. B THE AIR AT TOPEKA (TOP)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 34.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,300 FTTEMPERATURE 47.0 FDEW POINT 37.0 FSPREAD 10.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 68 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 POINTTITLETopeka (Top), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TOPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TOP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (290 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Topeka (Top), north up: blowing from 290 degrees, the west northwest, at 12 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TOPFIG. C THE WIND AT TOPEKA (TOP)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 290°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETopeka (Top), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TOPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TOP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Topeka (Top), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Holton (HLTK1), 8.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Denison

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Near Denison

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