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St. Francis, Kansas

City in Cheyenne County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at St. Francis

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 30 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at St. Francis

None in the last 24 hours; 0.11 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.11in

Visibility

How far you can see at St. Francis, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 7 PM.

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On the radar over St. Francis, KansasReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest St. Francis, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

St FrancisSYF

At an airfield/0.8 mi away/3,403 ft/84 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank838of 1,155

US-36 - 9 mi. W of AtwoodK5ADT

Beside a road/32.7 mi away/2,973 ft/346 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Saint Francis 0.3 SSWKS-CN-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/3,356 ft/37 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Saint FrancisSFCK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/3,310 ft/9 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at St Francis, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 0.8 mi from St. Francis, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:55 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 St Francis, 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 SYFFIG. A THE SKY OVER ST FRANCISSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLESt Francis, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS SYFTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SYF-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

32.0 F with a dew point of 23.0 F, 69 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 St Francis: temperature 32.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.0, 69 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 SYFFIG. B THE AIR AT ST FRANCISTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.1 FTEMPERATURE 32.0 FDEW POINT 23.0 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 69 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 POINTTITLESt Francis, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS SYFTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SYF-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (210 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at St Francis, north up: blowing from 210 degrees, the south southwest, at 6 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT SYFFIG. C THE WIND AT ST FRANCISPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 210°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESt Francis, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS SYFTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-17IDSR-SYF-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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