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Howard, Kansas

City in Elk County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Howard

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 45 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Howard

0.17 in in the last 24 hours, 2.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.17in
Last 3 days
2.00in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Howard, 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 now3 instruments

US-54 - EurekaK5EUR

Beside a road/25.1 mi away/1,295 ft/257 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Eureka13K

At an airfield/26.5 mi away/1,198 ft/160 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Howard 0.6 SSWKS-EK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/1,012 ft/26 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Howard 2SEHWDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.9 mi away/1,024 ft/14 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Eureka, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.5 mi from Howard, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:35 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 Eureka, 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 13KFIG. A THE SKY OVER EUREKASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEureka, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 13KTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-13K-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

45.5 F with a dew point of 38.5 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Eureka: temperature 45.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 38.5, 76 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 13KFIG. B THE AIR AT EUREKATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.9 FTEMPERATURE 45.5 FDEW POINT 38.5 FSPREAD 7.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEEureka, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 13KTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-13K-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 25 mph.

Plan of the wind at Eureka, 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 13KFIG. C THE WIND AT EUREKAPLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLEEureka, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 13KTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-13K-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Eureka, 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 Howard

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

Near Howard

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