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Sylvan Grove, Kansas

City in Lincoln County, Kansas

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sylvan Grove

0.41 in in the last 24 hours, 1.95 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.41in
Last 3 days
1.95in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sylvan Grove, the next 42 hours

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sylvan Grove, 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

Ellsworth9K7

At an airfield/20.1 mi away/1,604 ft/150 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank824of 1,079

I-70 @ MP 229 Lincoln Co.K5ELW

Beside a road/21.0 mi away/1,737 ft/283 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Sylvan Grove 0.2 SKS-LC-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,448 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Sylvan Grove 1NESYLK1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/1,519 ft/65 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Ellsworth, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 20.1 mi from Sylvan Grove, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:55 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 Ellsworth, 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 9K7FIG. A THE SKY OVER ELLSWORTHSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEllsworth, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 9K7TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9K7-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

44.6 F with a dew point of 37.4 F, 76 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 Ellsworth: temperature 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 37.4, 76 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 9K7FIG. B THE AIR AT ELLSWORTHTHE 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 F60 FSATURATES 1,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 35.8 FTEMPERATURE 44.6 FDEW POINT 37.4 FSPREAD 7.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 76 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 POINTTITLEEllsworth, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9K7TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9K7-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Ellsworth, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 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 9K7FIG. C THE WIND AT ELLSWORTHPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEllsworth, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 9K7TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-9K7-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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