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Ionia, Kansas

Community in Jewell County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ionia

0.94 in in the last 24 hours, 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.94in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ionia, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ionia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

US-36 - Lebanon InterchangeK5LEA

Beside a road/13.6 mi away/1,785 ft/248 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

IoniaIONK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/1,539 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Jewell 0.2 WNWKS-JW-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.3 mi away/1,557 ft/20 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Smith Center, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 24.7 mi from Ionia, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 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 Smith Center, 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 K82FIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITH CENTERSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESmith Center, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K82-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

47.5 F with a dew point of 36.0 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Smith Center: temperature 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 36.0, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. B THE AIR AT SMITH CENTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 33.5 FTEMPERATURE 47.5 FDEW POINT 36.0 FSPREAD 11.5 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 POINTTITLESmith Center, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K82-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 22 mph, gusting 31 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 31 mph.

Plan of the wind at Smith Center, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 22 miles an hour, gusting 31; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. C THE WIND AT SMITH CENTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 31 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmith Center, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-K82-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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