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Lehigh, Kansas

City in Marion County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Lehigh

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 46 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good-
  • Ozone8Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Lehigh

None in the last 24 hours; 0.20 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Mon 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sun 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Lehigh, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-50 - Peabody OverpassK5PEA

Beside a road/18.4 mi away/1,382 ft/153 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Mc PhersonMPR

At an airfield/21.1 mi away/1,493 ft/42 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank702of 1,155

measured daily2 instruments

Hillsboro 2.4 WSWKS-MN-28

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/1,435 ft/100 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HillsboroHLBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,421 ft/114 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank1,123of 1,155

Station report

The weather at Mc Pherson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 21.1 mi from Lehigh, Kansas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 6:15 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 Mc Pherson, 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 MPRFIG. A THE SKY OVER MC PHERSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEMc Pherson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MPRTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MPR-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.0 F with a dew point of 30.4 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Mc Pherson: temperature 33.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.4, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MPRFIG. B THE AIR AT MC PHERSONTHE 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 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 29.8 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 33.0 F, 30.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEMc Pherson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MPRTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MPR-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (250 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Mc Pherson, north up: blowing from 250 degrees, the west southwest, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MPRFIG. C THE WIND AT MC PHERSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 250°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMc Pherson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MPRTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-MPR-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Lehigh

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

Near Lehigh

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