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Nickerson, Kansas

City in Reno County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Nickerson

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 52 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 1 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Nickerson

0.11 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.11in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Nickerson, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Nickerson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

HutchinsonHUT

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/1,542 ft/52 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank339of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

SterlingSRLK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/1,647 ft/53 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank123of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Hutchinson, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Nickerson, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:52 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 Hutchinson, 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 HUTFIG. A THE SKY OVER HUTCHINSONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHutchinson, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HUTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 48.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hutchinson: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUTFIG. B THE AIR AT HUTCHINSONTHE 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 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.9 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 48.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEHutchinson, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hutchinson, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HUTFIG. C THE WIND AT HUTCHINSONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHutchinson, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HUTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HUT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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