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Hillsboro, Kansas

City in Marion County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Hillsboro

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 45 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hillsboro

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 2.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
2.20in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 9 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hillsboro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-50 - Peabody OverpassK5PEA

Beside a road/14.6 mi away/1,382 ft/43 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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NewtonEWK

At an airfield/20.5 mi away/1,532 ft/107 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank333of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Hillsboro 0.3 EKS-MN-43

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,431 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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HillsboroHLBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/1,421 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Newton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.5 mi from Hillsboro, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 6:56 AM 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

43.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 73 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Newton: temperature 43.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 73 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.3 FTEMPERATURE 43.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 73 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 37 mph.

Plan of the wind at Newton, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour; 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 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG 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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Hillsboro

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

Near Hillsboro

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