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Parkerfield, Kansas

City in Cowley County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Parkerfield

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 47 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Parkerfield

0.42 in in the last 24 hours, 2.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.42in
Last 3 days
2.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Parkerfield, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Parkerfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Abrams ScanABRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/6.6 mi away/1,194 ft/16 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank890of 1,079

AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/6.6 mi away/1,194 ft/16 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank902of 1,079

WinfieldWLD

At an airfield/7.2 mi away/1,152 ft/26 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 1,079

bridge over I-35K5000

Beside a road/18.9 mi away/1,156 ft/22 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Arkansas City 2.0 SSEKS-CL-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.4 mi away/1,062 ft/116 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Arkansas CityAKCK1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.5 mi away/1,115 ft/63 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.2 mi from Parkerfield, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:54 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winfield, 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 WLDFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINFIELDSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEWinfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WLD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 33 mph.

Plan of the wind at Winfield, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WLDFIG. C THE WIND AT WINFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WLD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,152 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.70 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.32 inHg means its barometer reads 29.08 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Winfield stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,152 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.32 and the station pressure it means, 29.08.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WLDFIG. D WHERE WINFIELD 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 ATMOSPHEREWINFIELD4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,152 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 HERE28.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.32 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.08 inHgTITLEWinfield, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WLD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Winfield, in 5 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 Parkerfield

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

Near Parkerfield

River and lake gauges