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Wathena, Kansas

City in Doniphan County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Wathena

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, St. Joseph (MO), 14 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good5 mi
  • Ozone20Good24 ppb14.5 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)17Good5 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wathena

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wathena, the next 43 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Wathena, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

US-36 - TroyK5TRY

Beside a road/9.4 mi away/1,070 ft/183 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Wathena 1.3 NNEKS-DP-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.3 mi away/997 ft/110 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Troy 3NTRYK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/1,033 ft/146 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW1707, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.9 mi from Wathena, Kansas. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (283 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 6 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW1707, north up: blowing from 283 degrees, the west northwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 6; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1707FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW1707PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 283°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW1707, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1707TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW1707-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,038 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.82 inHg and the temperature at 55.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.22 inHg means its barometer reads 29.10 inHg; it reports 48.0 F, 7.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW1707 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,038 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.82 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.22 and the station pressure it means, 29.10.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1707FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW1707 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION CW17074 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,038 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.82 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.22 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.10 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLECitizen station CW1707, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1707TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW1707-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 39.79 N, and the day is 10 h 59 min long. Level ground there takes 66 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW1707, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 59 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW1707FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW1707ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 59 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 66 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.79 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW1707, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW1707TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW1707-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW1707, in 4 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 Wathena

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

Near Wathena

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