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Osborne, Kansas

City in Osborne County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Osborne

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 73 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Osborne

0.31 in in the last 24 hours, 1.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.31in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Osborne, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

US-36 - Lebanon InterchangeK5LEA

Beside a road/24.1 mi away/1,785 ft/244 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Osborne 0.2 SKS-OB-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,549 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AltonATNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.3 mi away/1,644 ft/103 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank31of 1,079

Station report

The weather at South Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.8 mi from Osborne, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:30 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,588 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.24 inHg and the temperature at 53.3 F; it reports 45.5 F, 7.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where South Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,588 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OSBK1FIG. D WHERE SOUTH FORK SOLOMON 1 S OSBORNE 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 ATMOSPHERESOUTH FORK SOLOMON 1 S OSBORNE6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,588 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 HERE28.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.5 FTITLESouth Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP OSBK1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OSBK1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.45 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at South Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 51 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OSBK1FIG. E THE SUN AT SOUTH FORK SOLOMON 1 S OSBORNEELEVATION 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 74°EQUINOXES 51°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLESouth Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP OSBK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OSBK1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,588 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:30 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, South Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:30 am local time; air temperature, 45.5 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OSBK1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:30 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:30 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE45.5 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLESouth Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP OSBK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-OSBK1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of South Fork Solomon 1 S Osborne, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Alton (ATNK1), 13.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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