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Independence, Kansas

City in Montgomery County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Independence

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 33 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Independence

0.40 in in the last 24 hours, 2.75 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.40in
Last 3 days
2.75in

Visibility

How far you can see at Independence, the next 46 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Independence, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

K-39 @ Neosho R. ChanuteK5CHN

Beside a road/24.7 mi away/1,000 ft/199 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

IndependenceINDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/810 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank675of 1,079

Independence 1.0 SEKS-MG-16

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/798 ft/3 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Independence, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.2 mi from Independence, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:35 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 Independence, 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 IDPFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDEPENDENCESECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEIndependence, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IDP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 41.0 F, 76 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Independence: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 41.0, 76 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. B THE AIR AT INDEPENDENCETHE 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 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 39.4 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 41.0 FSPREAD 7.2 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 POINTTITLEIndependence, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IDP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 26 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Independence, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 26; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. C THE WIND AT INDEPENDENCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndependence, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IDP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Independence, 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 Independence

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

Near Independence

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