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Viola, Kansas

City in Sedgwick County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Viola

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 23 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good15 mi
  • Ozone15Good16 ppb15 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good15 mi
  • Nitrogen dioxide1Good1.3 ppb15 mi

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 Viola

0.18 in in the last 24 hours, 3.95 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.18in
Last 3 days
3.95in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Viola, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

WichitaICT

At an airfield/16.5 mi away/1,339 ft/level with here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 1,079

AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/39.1 mi away/1,194 ft/145 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank902of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Conway Springs 4SWCNSK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/1,371 ft/32 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Wichita, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.5 mi from Viola, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:53 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,400 ft, broken at 24,000 ft; the ceiling is 24,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Wichita, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, broken cloud with its base at 24,000 feet, the ceiling at 24,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICTFIG. A THE SKY OVER WICHITASECTION, 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 STATION05,00010,00015,00020,00025,00030,00035,00040,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 24,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,400 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 24,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWichita, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ICTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ICT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-010, FB-SKY-011, FB-SKY-012

The air

54.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 83 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Wichita: temperature 54.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 83 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ICTFIG. B THE AIR AT WICHITATHE 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 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 54.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 5.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 83 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 POINTTITLEWichita, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ICT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 35 mph.

Plan of the wind at Wichita, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, 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 ICTFIG. C THE WIND AT WICHITAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWichita, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ICTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ICT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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