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Redfield, Kansas

City in Bourbon County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Redfield

Index 16, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, Chanute (KS), 34 miles off.

16Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone16Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 12, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Redfield

0.30 in in the last 24 hours, 2.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.30in
Last 3 days
2.20in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Redfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fort ScottFSK

At an airfield/6.7 mi away/912 ft/51 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 1,079

StatelineTRDK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.5 mi away/810 ft/51 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank404of 1,079

US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/35.6 mi away/1,086 ft/225 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Fort Scott 4.5 WSWKS-BB-8

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/872 ft/11 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MoranMRNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.8 mi away/1,106 ft/245 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Fort Scott, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 6.7 mi from Redfield, 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 Fort Scott, 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 FSKFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT SCOTTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Scott, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.4 F with a dew point of 47.0 F, 79 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Scott: temperature 53.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 47.0, 79 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSKFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT SCOTTTHE 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 1,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 45.6 FTEMPERATURE 53.4 FDEW POINT 47.0 FSPREAD 6.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 79 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 POINTTITLEFort Scott, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 29 mph.

Plan of the wind at Fort Scott, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 12 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 FSKFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT SCOTTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Scott, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FSK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Fort Scott, in 6 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 Redfield

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

Near Redfield

River and lake gauges