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Kinsley, Kansas

City in Edwards County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Kinsley

Index 23, good, led by ozone. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 62 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Kinsley

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kinsley, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

LarnedLQR

At an airfield/26.4 mi away/2,011 ft/155 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank831of 1,079

K-154 @ Arkansas R. FordK5FRD

Beside a road/28.7 mi away/2,421 ft/255 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Offerle 5SOFFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/2,277 ft/111 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,015of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Larned, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 26.4 mi from Kinsley, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:15 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 Larned, 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 LQRFIG. A THE SKY OVER LARNEDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLELarned, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LQRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LQR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 33.8 F, 75 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 Larned: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.8, 75 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 LQRFIG. B THE AIR AT LARNEDTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.3 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 33.8 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 75 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 POINTTITLELarned, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LQRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LQR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 24 mph.

Plan of the wind at Larned, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 16 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 LQRFIG. C THE WIND AT LARNEDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELarned, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LQRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LQR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Larned, 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.

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

Near Kinsley

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