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Matfield Green, Kansas

City in Chase County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Matfield Green

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 52 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)19Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Matfield Green

None in the last 24 hours; 1.60 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
1.60in

Visibility

How far you can see at Matfield Green, the next 44 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Matfield Green, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

EmporiaEMP

At an airfield/23.4 mi away/1,207 ft/119 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank16of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

WonsevuWONK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/1,486 ft/160 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Emporia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.4 mi from Matfield Green, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Emporia, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EMPFIG. A THE SKY OVER EMPORIASECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEmporia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EMPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EMP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 34.0 F, 48 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Emporia: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 34.0, 48 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EMPFIG. B THE AIR AT EMPORIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 34.0 FSPREAD 19.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 48 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 POINTTITLEEmporia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EMPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EMP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 36 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 46 mph.

Plan of the wind at Emporia, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 36; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EMPFIG. C THE WIND AT EMPORIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 36 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEmporia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EMPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EMP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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