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Wabaunsee, Kansas

Community in Wabaunsee County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Wabaunsee

Index 15, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Topeka (KS), 35 miles off.

15Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)12Good-
  • Ozone15Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 43, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wabaunsee

None in the last 24 hours; 0.30 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.30in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Wabaunsee, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

ManhattanMHK

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/1,056 ft/28 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank317of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

Wamego 1.3 WKS-PT-44

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/1,077 ft/49 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WamegoWAMK1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.5 mi away/1,106 ft/78 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank42of 1,079

Station report

The weather at Manhattan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from Wabaunsee, Kansas. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:52 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 Manhattan, 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 MHKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANHATTANSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEManhattan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

53.0 F with a dew point of 45.0 F, 74 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Manhattan: temperature 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 45.0, 74 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHKFIG. B THE AIR AT MANHATTANTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 1,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 43.2 FTEMPERATURE 53.0 FDEW POINT 45.0 FSPREAD 8.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 74 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 POINTTITLEManhattan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

At 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 28 mph.

Plan of the wind at Manhattan, north up: 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 MHKFIG. C THE WIND AT MANHATTANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManhattan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MHK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Wamego (WAMK1), 5.5 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Wabaunsee

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

Near Wabaunsee

River and lake gauges