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Leon, Kansas

City in Butler County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Leon

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 29 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Ozone13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Leon

0.07 in in the last 24 hours, 1.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.07in
Last 3 days
1.60in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Leon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

El DoradoEQA

At an airfield/6.1 mi away/1,386 ft/41 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank706of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Leon 6.9 SKS-BU-53

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.0 mi away/1,398 ft/53 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank252of 1,079

El DoradoELDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/1,289 ft/56 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW9155, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.3 mi from Leon, Kansas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (328 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 27 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW9155, north up: blowing from 328 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 27; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9155FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW9155PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 328°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 27 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW9155, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9155TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9155-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,310 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.53 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.46 inHg means its barometer reads 29.05 inHg; it reports 48.0 F, 6.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW9155 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,310 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.53 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.46 and the station pressure it means, 29.05.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9155FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW9155 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 FW91555 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,310 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 HERE28.53 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.46 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.05 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLECitizen station FW9155, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9155TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9155-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.74 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW9155, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9155FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW9155ELEVATION 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 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.74 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW9155, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9155TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9155-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW9155, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at El Dorado (ELDK1), 9.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Leon

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Near Leon

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