Storm Station
Altoona, Kansas
71°
Light rain· Feels like 71°·Light air 3 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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-Air quality
74%Humidity
25%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Altoona, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

K-39 @ Neosho R. ChanuteK5CHN

Beside a road/11.1 mi away/1,000 ft/173 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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ChanuteCNU

At an airfield/13.9 mi away/1,001 ft/174 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 342

Elk River AT Elk City LakeECLK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/18.4 mi away/797 ft/30 ft below here

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Rank60of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Fredonia 7.1 ESEKS-WL-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/844 ft/17 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Neodesha 3NENSHK1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.1 mi away/843 ft/16 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Chanute, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.9 mi from Altoona. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 8,000 ft, broken at 10,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Chanute, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 10,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. A THE SKY OVER CHANUTESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 10,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 8,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEChanute, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNU-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 90 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 700 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 8,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Chanute: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 90 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 700 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 8,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. B THE AIR AT CHANUTETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 700 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 8,000 FTTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 64.0 FSPREAD 3.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 90 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 POINTTITLEChanute, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNU-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Chanute, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNUFIG. C THE WIND AT CHANUTEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEChanute, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNUTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNU-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Chanute, 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 Altoona

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