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Oaklawn-Sunview, Kansas

Community in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Oaklawn-Sunview

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 6 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 Oaklawn-Sunview

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 2.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
2.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Oaklawn-Sunview, the next 41 hours

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

FriSat

On the radar over Oaklawn-Sunview, KansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Oaklawn-Sunview, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

I-135 @ 17th St.K5WSU

Beside a road/7.5 mi away/1,322 ft/52 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/35.0 mi away/1,194 ft/76 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank902of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Wichita 4.4 SKS-SG-202

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.1 mi away/1,276 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Haysville 3SEHSEK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.2 mi away/1,240 ft/30 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Mcconnell_AFB, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.9 mi from Oaklawn-Sunview, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:55 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,300 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Mcconnell_AFB, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,300 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IABFIG. A THE SKY OVER MCCONNELL_AFBSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,500ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETFEW 2,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEMcconnell_AFB, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IABTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IAB-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.3 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Mcconnell_AFB: temperature 56.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IABFIG. B THE AIR AT MCCONNELL_AFBTHE 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,300 FTTEMPERATURE 56.3 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 6.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEMcconnell_AFB, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IABTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IAB-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 20 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Mcconnell_AFB, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 20 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IABFIG. C THE WIND AT MCCONNELL_AFBPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMcconnell_AFB, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IABTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-IAB-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Mcconnell_AFB, 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 Oaklawn-Sunview

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

Near Oaklawn-Sunview

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