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Sylvia, Kansas

City in Reno County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Sylvia

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 62 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sylvia

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.79 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.79in

Visibility

How far you can see at Sylvia, the next 45 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sylvia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

PrattPTT

At an airfield/25.6 mi away/1,952 ft/216 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank438of 1,079

US-54 - PrattK5PTT

Beside a road/29.4 mi away/1,860 ft/124 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

ArlingtonARTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.4 mi away/1,588 ft/148 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank954of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Pratt, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 25.6 mi from Sylvia, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 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 Pratt, 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 PTTFIG. A THE SKY OVER PRATTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEPratt, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

50.5 F with a dew point of 48.6 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up.

Chart of the air at Pratt: temperature 50.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 48.6, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTTFIG. B THE AIR AT PRATTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 48.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 50.5 F, 48.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEPratt, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (340 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 36 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pratt, north up: blowing from 340 degrees, the north northwest, at 9 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 PTTFIG. C THE WIND AT PRATTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 340°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPratt, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-PTT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Sylvia

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

Near Sylvia

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