Storm Station
Clay Center, Kansas
74°
Overcast· Feels like 74°·Light breeze 8 mph SSE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
74%Humidity
76%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Clay Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ManhattanMHK

At an airfield/29.2 mi away/1,056 ft/184 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank13of 342

I-70 - Junction CityK5JCT

Beside a road/30.4 mi away/1,064 ft/176 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Concordia 2SSECDAK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.5 mi away/1,539 ft/299 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank-

Manhattan 6 SSW53974

At a climate reference station/34.0 mi away/1,137 ft/103 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Clay Center 0.1 NNWKS-CY-20

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/1,224 ft/16 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Clay CenterCCRK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.7 mi away/1,207 ft/33 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Manhattan, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 29.2 mi from Clay Center. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:52 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 7,000 ft, broken at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 8,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Manhattan, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 8,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 8,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 7,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 8,500 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-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 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 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Manhattan: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 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 7,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 63.0 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 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

From the northeast (50 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Manhattan, north up: blowing from 50 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 MHKFIG. C THE WIND AT MANHATTANPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 50°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE 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

Measured at Clay Center (CCRK1), 0.7 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Clay Center

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