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Longton, Kansas

City in Elk County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Longton

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 39 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)11Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Longton

0.63 in in the last 24 hours, 2.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.63in
Last 3 days
2.50in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Longton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

US-54 - EurekaK5EUR

Beside a road/35.2 mi away/1,295 ft/386 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

LongtonLGTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/915 ft/6 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Independence, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.6 mi from Longton, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,900 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Independence, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,900 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDEPENDENCESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 2,900 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndependence, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IDP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,900 ft.

Chart of the air at Independence: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,900 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. B THE AIR AT INDEPENDENCETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 1,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.3 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,900 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEIndependence, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IDP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 22 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Independence, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 22 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. C THE WIND AT INDEPENDENCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndependence, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IDP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Independence, 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 Longton

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

Near Longton

River and lake gauges