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Kensington, Kansas

City in Smith County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Kensington

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.89 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.89in

Visibility

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

Dense fog: visibility falls to 0.1 miles Sat 8 AM, under a mile for 2 hours.

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Kensington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.6 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

PhillipsburgS2093

At a soil climate station/15.8 mi away/1,986 ft/206 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank717of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Agra 0.2 SKS-PL-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/1,849 ft/69 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Kirwin DamKRWK1

At a dam/8.7 mi away/1,673 ft/107 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW4369, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.1 mi from Kensington, Kansas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (292 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW4369, north up: blowing from 292 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4369FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW4369PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 292°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW4369, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4369TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4369-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,789 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.04 inHg and the temperature at 52.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.51 inHg means its barometer reads 28.59 inHg; it reports 43.0 F, 9.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW4369 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,789 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.04 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.51 and the station pressure it means, 28.59.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4369FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW4369 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW43696 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,789 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.04 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.51 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.59 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLECitizen station FW4369, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4369TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4369-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.74 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW4369, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW4369FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW4369ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW4369, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW4369TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW4369-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW4369, in 4 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 Kensington

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