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Jamestown, Kansas

City in Cloud County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Jamestown

Index 6, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 PM from its reporting area, Beatrice (NE), 73 miles off.

6Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Jamestown

None in the last 24 hours; 0.57 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.57in

Visibility

How far you can see at Jamestown, the next 45 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Jamestown, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ConcordiaCNK

At an airfield/11.8 mi away/1,483 ft/42 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank499of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

NorwayNEWK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.6 mi away/1,417 ft/24 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Concordia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.8 mi from Jamestown, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:55 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 Concordia, 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 CNKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CONCORDIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEConcordia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 28.0 F, 34 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Concordia: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.0, 34 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNKFIG. B THE AIR AT CONCORDIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 6,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.3 FTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 28.0 FSPREAD 28.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 34 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 POINTTITLEConcordia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 44 mph.

Plan of the wind at Concordia, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 18 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 CNKFIG. C THE WIND AT CONCORDIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEConcordia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CNK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Concordia, 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 Jamestown

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

Near Jamestown

River and lake gauges