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Milton, Kansas

Community in Sumner County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Milton

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 31 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good22.4 mi
  • Ozone15Good16 ppb22.4 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good22.4 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.3 ppb22.4 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Milton

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 4.10 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
4.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Milton, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Milton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WellingtonEGT

At an airfield/22.4 mi away/1,270 ft/206 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 1,079

K-2 - AnthonyK5KIO

Beside a road/24.4 mi away/1,353 ft/123 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Norwich 0.1 WKS-KM-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.5 mi away/1,498 ft/22 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Conway Springs 4SWCNSK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/1,371 ft/105 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wellington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.4 mi from Milton, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:55 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 Wellington, 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 EGTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WELLINGTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWellington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EGTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EGT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.4 F with a dew point of 49.3 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Wellington: temperature 53.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.3, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EGTFIG. B THE AIR AT WELLINGTONTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.3 FTEMPERATURE 53.4 FDEW POINT 49.3 FSPREAD 4.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEWellington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EGTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EGT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wellington, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 EGTFIG. C THE WIND AT WELLINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWellington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EGTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EGT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Wellington, 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 Milton

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

Near Milton

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