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Richfield, Kansas

City in Morton County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Richfield

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lamar (CO), 73 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 10, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Richfield

None in the last 24 hours; 0.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.30in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richfield, 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 now3 instruments

K-27 @ Cimarron R. ElkhartK5EHT

Beside a road/12.0 mi away/3,422 ft/31 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

ElkhartEHA

At an airfield/19.1 mi away/3,606 ft/215 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank318of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

RichfieldRIFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/3,415 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank739of 1,079

Richfield 12.9 SWKS-MT-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.9 mi away/3,612 ft/221 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Elkhart, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.1 mi from Richfield, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:55 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 Elkhart, 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 EHAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKHARTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEElkhart, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EHA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.0 F with a dew point of 37.2 F, 77 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Elkhart: temperature 44.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.2, 77 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EHAFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKHARTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.7 FTEMPERATURE 44.0 FDEW POINT 37.2 FSPREAD 6.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 77 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 POINTTITLEElkhart, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EHA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 21 mph.

Plan of the wind at Elkhart, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 13 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 EHAFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKHARTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkhart, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EHA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Richfield (RIFK1), 0.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Richfield

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

Near Richfield

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