Storm Station
Chapman, Kansas
72°
Light rain· Feels like 72°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
59%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Chapman, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-70 - Junction CityK5JCT

Beside a road/13.7 mi away/1,064 ft/51 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Fort RileyFRI

At an airfield/14.9 mi away/1,065 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank146of 342

CRN Site Manhattan 6 SSWMKHK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.9 mi away/1,135 ft/20 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank110of 342

Manhattan 6 SSW53974

At a climate reference station/24.3 mi away/1,137 ft/22 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Chapman 0.2 SSEKS-DK-65

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/1,116 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ChapmanCPMK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.6 mi away/1,129 ft/14 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Riley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.9 mi from Chapman. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Riley, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRIFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT RILEYSECTION, 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 STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETNO CLOUD DETECTED BELOW 12,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEFort Riley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.6 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 91 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Fort Riley: temperature 64.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 91 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRIFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT RILEYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.4 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.6 F, 62.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 91 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 Riley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Riley, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, 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 FRIFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT RILEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Riley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Chapman (CPMK1), 0.6 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 05:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Chapman

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