Storm Station
Sign in

Hesston, Kansas

City in Harvey County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Hesston

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 31 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 1 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hesston

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hesston, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hesston, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

NewtonEWK

At an airfield/10.0 mi away/1,532 ft/57 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank333of 1,079

US-50 - Peabody OverpassK5PEA

Beside a road/16.6 mi away/1,382 ft/93 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Hesston 0.4 NNWKS-HV-52

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,488 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HesstonHSSK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/1,476 ft/1 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Newton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.0 mi from Hesston, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 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 Newton, 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 EWKFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENewton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EWK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Newton: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EWKFIG. B THE AIR AT NEWTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.3 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLENewton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EWK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, 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 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Newton, 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 EWKFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWTONPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLENewton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EWK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Hesston

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

Near Hesston

River and lake gauges