Storm Station
Arcadia, Kansas
69°
Light rain· Feels like 69°·Light air 2 mph ESE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
27%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Arcadia, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.6 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

Fort ScottFSK

At an airfield/13.4 mi away/912 ft/64 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank263of 341

measured daily2 instruments

Arma 0.8 EKS-CR-25

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.6 mi away/1,010 ft/162 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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GirardGIRK1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/984 ft/136 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Scott, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 13.4 mi from Arcadia. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 6,000 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 8,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Scott, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 8,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSKFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT SCOTTSECTION, 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 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 6,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Scott, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FSKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSK-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

67.5 F with a dew point of 65.7 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Scott: temperature 67.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.7, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FSKFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT SCOTTTHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 67.5 F, 65.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEFort Scott, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Scott, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south 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 FSKFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT SCOTTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Scott, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FSKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FSK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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