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Simpson, Kansas

City in Mitchell County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Simpson

None in the last 24 hours; 0.52 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.52in

Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Simpson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ConcordiaCNK

At an airfield/18.9 mi away/1,483 ft/151 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank480of 1,155

measured daily2 instruments

Simpson 0.2 SSEKS-MC-36

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,334 ft/2 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GlascoGLCK1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.4 mi away/1,342 ft/10 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Concordia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.9 mi from Simpson, Kansas. From its report of Oct 17, 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 Concordia, 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 CNKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CONCORDIASECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEConcordia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CNK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

38.0 F with a dew point of 29.0 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Concordia: temperature 38.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 29.0, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNKFIG. B THE AIR AT CONCORDIATHE 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 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 27.1 FTEMPERATURE 38.0 FDEW POINT 29.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLEConcordia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CNK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Concordia, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNKFIG. C THE WIND AT CONCORDIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEConcordia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-CNK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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