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Ford, Kansas

City in Ford County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ford

None in the last 24 hours; 0.30 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.30in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ford, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ford, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

K-154 @ Arkansas R. FordK5FRD

Beside a road/2.6 mi away/2,421 ft/18 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Dodge CityDDC

At an airfield/14.6 mi away/2,592 ft/189 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank271of 1,155

measured daily2 instruments

Ford 1.9 ESEKS-FO-78

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/2,379 ft/24 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BucklinBUCK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.0 mi away/2,408 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank101of 1,155

Station report

The weather at Dodge City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.6 mi from Ford, Kansas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 1:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 8 mi.

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 8 mi.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: 8 MI0510TITLEDodge City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS DDCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DDC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

35.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Dodge City: temperature 35.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 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 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.7 FTEMPERATURE 35.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DDC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (190 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Dodge City, north up: blowing from 190 degrees, the south, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DDCFIG. C THE WIND AT DODGE CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 190°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEDodge City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS DDCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DDC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Bucklin (BUCK1), 9.0 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Ford

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

Near Ford

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