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New Salem, Kansas

Community in Cowley County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at New Salem

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 35 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at New Salem

0.23 in in the last 24 hours, 2.55 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.23in
Last 3 days
2.55in

Visibility

How far you can see at New Salem, the next 46 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest New Salem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

WinfieldWLD

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/1,152 ft/106 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 1,079

Abrams ScanABRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.2 mi away/1,194 ft/64 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank890of 1,079

AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/16.2 mi away/1,194 ft/64 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank902of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Smileyberg 4SWSMBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/1,220 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from New Salem, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:54 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 Winfield, 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 WLDFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINFIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWinfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WLD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winfield: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WLDFIG. B THE AIR AT WINFIELDTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.6 FTEMPERATURE 56.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEWinfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WLD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 30 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Winfield, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 30; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WLDFIG. C THE WIND AT WINFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 30 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WLD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Winfield, 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 New Salem

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

Near New Salem

River and lake gauges