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Shallow Water, Kansas

Community in Scott County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Shallow Water

Index 21, good, led by ozone. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Cedar Bluff (KS), 68 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 23, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Shallow Water

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.22 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Shallow Water, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Shallow Water, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

Scott CityTQK

At an airfield/7.4 mi away/2,975 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank568of 1,079

US-83 @ K-95 ScottK5SCT

Beside a road/20.9 mi away/3,026 ft/73 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Scott City 7.9 SKS-SC-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/2,982 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Scott CitySCOK1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/2,969 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Scott City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Shallow Water, 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 Scott City, 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 TQKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SCOTT CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEScott City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TQKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TQK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

46.0 F with a dew point of 33.3 F, 61 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Scott City: temperature 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.3, 61 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TQKFIG. B THE AIR AT SCOTT CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 30.6 FTEMPERATURE 46.0 FDEW POINT 33.3 FSPREAD 12.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 61 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 POINTTITLEScott City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TQKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TQK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 18 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 23 mph.

Plan of the wind at Scott City, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 18 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TQKFIG. C THE WIND AT SCOTT CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEScott City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TQKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-TQK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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