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Penalosa, Kansas

City in Kingman County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Penalosa

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 55 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Penalosa

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.85 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.85in

Visibility

How far you can see at Penalosa, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Penalosa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PrattPTT

At an airfield/23.2 mi away/1,952 ft/226 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank438of 1,079

US-54 - PrattK5PTT

Beside a road/25.1 mi away/1,860 ft/134 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

KingmanKINK1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.9 mi away/1,549 ft/177 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank273of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Pratt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 23.2 mi from Penalosa, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:15 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 Pratt, 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 PTTFIG. A THE SKY OVER PRATTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPratt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

49.0 F with a dew point of 43.0 F, 80 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pratt: temperature 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 43.0, 80 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTTFIG. B THE AIR AT PRATTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.6 FTEMPERATURE 49.0 FDEW POINT 43.0 FSPREAD 6.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 80 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 POINTTITLEPratt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 16 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 22 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pratt, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 16 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 PTTFIG. C THE WIND AT PRATTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPratt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Kingman (KINK1), 11.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Penalosa

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

Near Penalosa

River and lake gauges