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Mont Ida, Kansas

Community in Anderson County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Mont Ida

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 PM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 38 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Ozone26Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)8Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 1 PM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Mont Ida

None in the last 24 hours; 0.51 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.51in

Visibility

How far you can see at Mont Ida, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Mon 1 PM, lowest 10 miles Sun 3 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Mont Ida, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/1,086 ft/43 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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BurlingtonUKL

At an airfield/20.3 mi away/1,173 ft/130 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 1,155

measured daily2 instruments

Garnett 5.0 SKS-AN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.8 mi away/1,082 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Westphalia 5NWPHK1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.7 mi away/1,035 ft/8 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Burlington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.3 mi from Mont Ida, Kansas. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:55 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 Burlington, 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 UKLFIG. A THE SKY OVER BURLINGTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEBurlington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS UKLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UKL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.5 F with a dew point of 35.2 F, 40 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Burlington: temperature 59.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.2, 40 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UKLFIG. B THE AIR AT BURLINGTONTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 5,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.1 FTEMPERATURE 59.5 FDEW POINT 35.2 FSPREAD 24.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 40 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 POINTTITLEBurlington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS UKLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UKL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (180 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Burlington, north up: blowing from 180 degrees, the south, at 7 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT UKLFIG. C THE WIND AT BURLINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 180°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBurlington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS UKLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-UKL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Burlington, 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 Mont Ida

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

Near Mont Ida

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