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Rolla, Kansas

City in Morton County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Rolla

0.24 in in the last 24 hours, 0.25 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.24in
Last 3 days
0.25in

Visibility

How far you can see at Rolla, the next 46 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Rolla, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

K-27 @ Cimarron R. ElkhartK5EHT

Beside a road/14.4 mi away/3,422 ft/98 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

HugotonHQG

At an airfield/14.8 mi away/3,138 ft/186 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank828of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Hugoton 10.8 SWKS-SV-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.2 mi away/3,246 ft/78 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

RichfieldRIFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.2 mi away/3,415 ft/91 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank739of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Hugoton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.8 mi from Rolla, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM 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 Hugoton, 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 HQGFIG. A THE SKY OVER HUGOTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEHugoton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HQGTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HQG-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

48.2 F with a dew point of 42.8 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Hugoton: temperature 48.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 42.8, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HQGFIG. B THE AIR AT HUGOTONTHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 41.5 FTEMPERATURE 48.2 FDEW POINT 42.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 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 POINTTITLEHugoton, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HQGTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HQG-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (310 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Hugoton, north up: blowing from 310 degrees, the northwest, at 10 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 HQGFIG. C THE WIND AT HUGOTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 310°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHugoton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HQGTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HQG-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Richfield (RIFK1), 13.2 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 Rolla

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

Near Rolla

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