Storm Station
Bala, Kansas
73°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 73°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 5am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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-Air quality
74%Humidity
69%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bala, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ManhattanMHK

At an airfield/18.9 mi away/1,056 ft/213 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank12of 341

I-70 - Junction CityK5JCT

Beside a road/21.4 mi away/1,064 ft/205 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

CRN Site Manhattan 6 SSWMKHK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.2 mi away/1,135 ft/134 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank112of 341

Manhattan 6 SSW53974

At a climate reference station/23.7 mi away/1,137 ft/132 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Leonardville 0.2 NWKS-RL-82

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.0 mi away/1,395 ft/126 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

WakefieldWKEK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/1,240 ft/29 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Manhattan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.9 mi from Bala. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manhattan, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHKFIG. A THE SKY OVER MANHATTANSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEManhattan, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MHK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 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 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Manhattan: temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 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 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHKFIG. B THE AIR AT MANHATTANTHE 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 62.3 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 66.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 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 POINTTITLEManhattan, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MHK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Manhattan, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MHKFIG. C THE WIND AT MANHATTANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEManhattan, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS MHKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-MHK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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