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Lakin, Kansas

City in Kearny County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Lakin

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lamar (CO), 75 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lakin

None in the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lakin, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lakin, 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 now4 instruments

Lakin36K

At an airfield/2.0 mi away/3,064 ft/59 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank445of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Lakin 0.1 NNEKS-KE-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/3,028 ft/23 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LakinLAKK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/3,009 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lakin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.0 mi from Lakin, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 3,800 ft, broken at 4,700 ft, broken at 5,500 ft; the ceiling is 4,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lakin, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 3,800 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, the ceiling at 4,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 36KFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAKINSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,700 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 3,800 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,700 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELakin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 36KTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-36K-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 39.2 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,800 ft.

Chart of the air at Lakin: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.2, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,800 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 36KFIG. B THE AIR AT LAKINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00030 F40 F50 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 38.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 3,800 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 41.0 F, 39.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLELakin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 36KTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-36K-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lakin, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 9 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 36KFIG. C THE WIND AT LAKINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELakin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 36KTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-36K-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lakin (LAKK1), 0.5 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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