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Williamstown, Kansas

Community in Jefferson County, Kansas

Air quality

The air at Williamstown

Index 20, good, led by ozone. Read at 11 AM from its reporting area, Topeka (KS), 21 miles off.

20Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-
  • Ozone20Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 28, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Williamstown

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 3.30 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
3.30in

Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Williamstown, 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

LawrenceLWC

At an airfield/7.6 mi away/832 ft/18 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank276of 1,079

Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/7.7 mi away/1,102 ft/252 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank786of 1,079

measured daily2 instruments

LecomptonLCTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.9 mi away/850 ft/level with here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Lawrence, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.6 mi from Williamstown, Kansas. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 10:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 3,600 ft; the ceiling is 3,600 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Lawrence, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 3,600 feet, the ceiling at 3,600 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWCFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAWRENCESECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 3,600 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 3,600 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLELawrence, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LWCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

51.0 F with a dew point of 39.0 F, 63 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 3,600 ft.

Chart of the air at Lawrence: temperature 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 39.0, 63 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 3,600 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWCFIG. B THE AIR AT LAWRENCETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00030 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 36.4 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 3,600 FTTEMPERATURE 51.0 FDEW POINT 39.0 FSPREAD 12.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 63 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 POINTTITLELawrence, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (360 degrees) at 21 mph, gusting 32 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 38 mph.

Plan of the wind at Lawrence, north up: blowing from 360 degrees, the north, at 21 miles an hour, gusting 32; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LWCFIG. C THE WIND AT LAWRENCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 360°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32GUST, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELawrence, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LWCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-LWC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lawrence, 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 Williamstown

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

Near Williamstown

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