At a river or reservoir gauge/1.2 mi away/1,316 ft/74 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
62F
Clear
Now, today, and the week
7 days ahead
Now
62
Today
79
57
13%
Overcast, wind 12 mph ESE
Fri
69
61
82%
Rain, wind 13 mph SE
Sat
78
63
67%
Heavy drizzle, wind 17 mph SSE
Sun
77
60
36%
Overcast, wind 12 mph ESE
Mon
80
68
11%
Light showers, wind 15 mph SE
Tue
73
57
61%
Showers, wind 24 mph NW
Wed
68
50
50%
Partly cloudy, wind 15 mph NNW
Fri2026-09-25
Rain, 69 over 61, 82% chance of rain, wind to 13 mph from the SE
The 5 instruments nearest Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
At a river or reservoir gauge/1.2 mi away/1,316 ft/74 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
I-35 bridge over Sharps CreekK5004
Beside a road/20.6 mi away/1,464 ft/74 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
EmporiaEMP
At an airfield/22.5 mi away/1,207 ft/183 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
At a cooperative observer's station/1.4 mi away/1,253 ft/137 ft below here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Cottonwood Falls 0.7 SSEKS-CS-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.4 mi away/1,231 ft/159 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
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Snow on the ground
20 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.