Storm Station
Ames, Kansas
74°
Light rain· Feels like 74°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
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76%Humidity
78%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ames, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ConcordiaCNK

At an airfield/11.1 mi away/1,483 ft/176 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank43of 341

Concordia 2SSECDAK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.5 mi away/1,539 ft/232 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Clyde 0.2 SWKS-CD-10

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.5 mi away/1,299 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CliftonCFTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.5 mi away/1,286 ft/21 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Concordia, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 11.1 mi from Ames. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,000 ft, scattered at 8,000 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Concordia, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNKFIG. A THE SKY OVER CONCORDIASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 8,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEConcordia, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

65.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Concordia: temperature 65.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CNKFIG. B THE AIR AT CONCORDIATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 65.0 F, 64.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLEConcordia, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Concordia, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 5 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 CNKFIG. C THE WIND AT CONCORDIAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEConcordia, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CNKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CNK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Concordia, 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 Ames

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