Storm Station
Sign in

Otis, Kansas

City in Rush County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Otis

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 42 miles off.

18Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone18Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 1 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Otis

0.47 in in the last 24 hours, 0.85 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.47in
Last 3 days
0.85in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 1 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Otis, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Great_BendGBD

At an airfield/16.9 mi away/1,886 ft/148 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank278of 1,079

US-56 - Great BendK5GTB

Beside a road/18.1 mi away/1,877 ft/157 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Bison 3NWBSNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/2,070 ft/36 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Great_Bend, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.9 mi from Otis, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:56 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 Great_Bend, 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 GBDFIG. A THE SKY OVER GREAT_BENDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEGreat_Bend, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS GBDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GBD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 86 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Great_Bend: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 86 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GBDFIG. B THE AIR AT GREAT_BENDTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.1 FTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 86 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 POINTTITLEGreat_Bend, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS GBDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GBD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (320 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Great_Bend, north up: blowing from 320 degrees, the 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 GBDFIG. C THE WIND AT GREAT_BENDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 320°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGreat_Bend, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS GBDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GBD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

-

Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Otis

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

Near Otis

River and lake gauges