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Elyria, Kansas

Community in McPherson County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Elyria

Index 27, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 44 miles off.

27Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone27Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)16Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Elyria

None in the last 24 hours; 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elyria, the next 45 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Elyria, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Mc PhersonMPR

At an airfield/5.5 mi away/1,493 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank712of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

McPherson 6.9 SSEKS-MP-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,485 ft/level with here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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McphersonMCPK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,512 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank273of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Mc Pherson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.5 mi from Elyria, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 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 Mc Pherson, 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 MPRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MC PHERSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMc Pherson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MPRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MPR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 33.4 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mc Pherson: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.4, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MPRFIG. B THE AIR AT MC PHERSONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 5,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.7 FTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 33.4 FSPREAD 22.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLEMc Pherson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MPRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MPR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (10 degrees) at 21 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mc Pherson, north up: blowing from 10 degrees, the north, at 21 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MPRFIG. C THE WIND AT MC PHERSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 10°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMc Pherson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MPRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MPR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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