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Potwin, Kansas

City in Butler County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Potwin

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 23 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone12Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 1 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Potwin

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 1.50 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
1.50in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Potwin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

El DoradoEQA

At an airfield/15.8 mi away/1,386 ft/45 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank706of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Whitewater 6.3 ENEKS-BU-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/1,333 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

El DoradoELDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.7 mi away/1,289 ft/52 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 1,079

Station report

The weather at El Dorado, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from Potwin, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 2,200 ft, scattered at 2,700 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over El Dorado, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 2,200 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,700 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQAFIG. A THE SKY OVER EL DORADOSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETSCT 2,700 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,200 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEEl Dorado, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EQATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EQA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,200 ft.

Chart of the air at El Dorado: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQAFIG. B THE AIR AT EL DORADOTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 2,200 FTTEMPERATURE 55.4 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEEl Dorado, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EQA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at El Dorado, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQAFIG. C THE WIND AT EL DORADOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEl Dorado, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EQA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at El Dorado (ELDK1), 12.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Potwin

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Near Potwin

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