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Long Island, Kansas

City in Phillips County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Long Island

0.43 in in the last 24 hours, 0.59 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.43in
Last 3 days
0.59in

Visibility

How far you can see at Long Island, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 1 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Long Island, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PhillipsburgS2093

At a soil climate station/15.5 mi away/1,986 ft/84 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank717of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Almena 0.1 NKS-NT-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.0 mi away/2,172 ft/102 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Phillipsburg #2PHIK1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.8 mi away/1,890 ft/180 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Phillipsburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.5 mi from Long Island, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 PM 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 Phillipsburg, 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 PHGFIG. A THE SKY OVER PHILLIPSBURGSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPhillipsburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PHGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.6 F with a dew point of 35.6 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Phillipsburg: temperature 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.6, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PHGFIG. B THE AIR AT PHILLIPSBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.8 FTEMPERATURE 53.6 FDEW POINT 35.6 FSPREAD 18.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLEPhillipsburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Phillipsburg, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 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 PHGFIG. C THE WIND AT PHILLIPSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPhillipsburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PHGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PHG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Phillipsburg, 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.

Near Long Island

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

Near Long Island

River and lake gauges