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McCracken, Kansas

City in Rush County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at McCracken

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 16 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at McCracken

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.44 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.44in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McCracken, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Hays_MuniHYS

At an airfield/23.9 mi away/1,998 ft/144 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank337of 1,079

I-70 - Walker InterchangeK5WKR

Beside a road/29.3 mi away/1,972 ft/170 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

MccrackenMCCK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/2,169 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Hays_Muni, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.9 mi from McCracken, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 5:56 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 Hays_Muni, 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 HYSFIG. A THE SKY OVER HAYS_MUNISECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHays_Muni, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HYSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HYS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 30.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hays_Muni: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 30.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HYSFIG. B THE AIR AT HAYS_MUNITHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.6 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 30.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEHays_Muni, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HYSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HYS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hays_Muni, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the northwest, at 16 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HYSFIG. C THE WIND AT HAYS_MUNIPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHays_Muni, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HYSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HYS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hays_Muni, 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 McCracken

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

Near McCracken

River and lake gauges