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Blackwell, Oklahoma

City in Kay County, Oklahoma

Air quality

The air at Blackwell

Index 19, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Wichita (KS), 62 miles off.

19Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)19Good13.6 mi
  • Ozone13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0 ppb13.6 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 51, moderate.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Blackwell

0.72 in in the last 24 hours, 2.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.72in
Last 3 days
2.05in

Visibility

How far you can see at Blackwell, the next 46 hours

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

FriSat

On the radar over Blackwell, OklahomaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Blackwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BlackwellBKN

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/1,030 ft/8 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank685of 859

I-35 & Billings35ST199

Beside a road/22.4 mi away/-/- ft from here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Blackwell 0.8 SOK-KY-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.8 mi away/1,037 ft/15 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BlackwellBLAO2

At a cooperative observer's station/0.9 mi away/1,020 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank130of 859

Station report

The weather at Blackwell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 5.0 mi from Blackwell, Oklahoma. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 2,400 ft; the ceiling is 2,400 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Blackwell, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 2,400 feet, the ceiling at 2,400 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKNFIG. A THE SKY OVER BLACKWELLSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 2,400 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 2,400 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEBlackwell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BKNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

57.2 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,300 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 2,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Blackwell: temperature 57.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,300 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 2,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKNFIG. B THE AIR AT BLACKWELLTHE 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 F70 FSATURATES 1,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 50.5 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 2,400 FTTEMPERATURE 57.2 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 5.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEBlackwell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 17 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 30 mph.

Plan of the wind at Blackwell, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 17 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BKNFIG. C THE WIND AT BLACKWELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBlackwell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BKNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-BKN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Blackwell (BLAO2), 0.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Oklahoma

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Near Blackwell

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Near Blackwell

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