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Olpe, Kansas

City in Lyon County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Olpe

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 55 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 19, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Olpe

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 1.40 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
1.40in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Olpe, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

EmporiaEMP

At an airfield/4.9 mi away/1,207 ft/10 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank16of 1,079

I-35 @ Neosho R. EmporiaK5EMP

Beside a road/10.9 mi away/1,136 ft/61 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Olpe 1.5 WSWKS-LY-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.5 mi away/1,233 ft/36 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank159of 1,079

MadisonMDNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/1,191 ft/6 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Emporia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.9 mi from Olpe, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:53 AM 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 Emporia, 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 EMPFIG. A THE SKY OVER EMPORIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEmporia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EMPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EMP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 35.0 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Emporia: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.0, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EMPFIG. B THE AIR AT EMPORIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.6 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 35.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLEEmporia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EMPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EMP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at Emporia, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EMPFIG. C THE WIND AT EMPORIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEmporia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EMPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EMP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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