Storm Station
Sign in

McDonald, Kansas

City in Rawlins County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at McDonald

Index 14, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 36 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at McDonald

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest McDonald, 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

US-36 - 9 mi. W of AtwoodK5ADT

Beside a road/9.8 mi away/2,973 ft/390 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

AtwoodADT

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/2,966 ft/397 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank833of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

AtwoodATDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.4 mi away/2,871 ft/492 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank26of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Atwood, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from McDonald, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:35 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 Atwood, 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 ADTFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATWOODSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEAtwood, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ADTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 28.4 F, 53 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,700 ft up.

Chart of the air at Atwood: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.4, 53 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,700 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADTFIG. B THE AIR AT ATWOODTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 3,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.0 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 28.4 FSPREAD 16.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 53 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 POINTTITLEAtwood, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Atwood, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 ADTFIG. C THE WIND AT ATWOODPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 24 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAtwood, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ADT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Atwood (ATDK1), 17.4 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 McDonald

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

Near McDonald

River and lake gauges