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Erie, Kansas

City in Neosho County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Erie

Index 14, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 15 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)9Good14.9 mi
  • Ozone14Good19 ppb14.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good14.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Erie

0.68 in in the last 24 hours, 2.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.68in
Last 3 days
2.50in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Erie, 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 now4 instruments

K-39 @ Neosho R. ChanuteK5CHN

Beside a road/12.1 mi away/1,000 ft/103 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

ChanuteCNU

At an airfield/14.9 mi away/1,001 ft/104 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

ErieERIK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/896 ft/1 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank676of 1,079

Erie 0.4 NNWKS-NO-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.4 mi away/905 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank45of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Chanute, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Erie, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:52 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,800 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chanute, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,800 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHANUTESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 2,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChanute, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Chanute: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. B THE AIR AT CHANUTETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,800 FTTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEChanute, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Chanute, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. C THE WIND AT CHANUTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChanute, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Erie (ERIK1), 0.2 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Erie

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

Near Erie

River and lake gauges