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Gem, Kansas

City in Thomas County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Gem

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 44 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gem

None in the last 24 hours; 0.26 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.26in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Gem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ColbyCBK

At an airfield/8.2 mi away/3,186 ft/99 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank735of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Rexford 1SWRXFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/2,982 ft/105 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Colby 0.8 SEKS-TH-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/3,197 ft/110 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Colby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Gem, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 7:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 4,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Colby, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLBYSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 4,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEColby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CBK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

39.2 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Colby: temperature 39.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. B THE AIR AT COLBYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 39.2 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 11.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEColby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CBK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Colby, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. C THE WIND AT COLBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CBK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Colby, in 6 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 Gem

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

Near Gem

River and lake gauges