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Montezuma, Kansas

City in Gray County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Montezuma

None in the last 24 hours; 0.05 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Montezuma, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 7 AM.

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What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Montezuma, 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

Sublette19S

At an airfield/22.4 mi away/2,928 ft/155 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

MontezumaMTZK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/2,799 ft/26 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW1829, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 26.8 mi from Montezuma, Kansas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW1829, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1829FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW1829PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR1GUST, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW1829, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1829TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW1829-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,589 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.23 inHg and the temperature at 49.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.70 inHg means its barometer reads 27.93 inHg; it reports 41.0 F, 8.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW1829 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,589 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.23 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.70 and the station pressure it means, 27.93.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1829FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW1829 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION FW18299 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,589 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.23 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.70 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.93 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.0 FTITLECitizen station FW1829, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1829TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW1829-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 43 degrees above the horizon at 37.79 N, and the day is 11 h 03 min long. Level ground there takes 68 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station FW1829, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 43 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 03 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW1829FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW1829ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°OCT 16, 43°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 03 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 68 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW1829, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW1829TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW1829-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW1829, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Montezuma (MTZK1), 0.2 miles from here, read 10 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Montezuma

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

Near Montezuma

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