Storm Station
Colby, Kansas
61°
Clear· Feels like 61°·Light breeze 6 mph NE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 55. Northwest wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Colby, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ColbyCBK

At an airfield/2.5 mi away/3,186 ft/38 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank321of 342

Oakley 19 SSWSVRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/36.4 mi away/2,884 ft/264 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank44of 342

Oakley 19 SSW03067

At a climate reference station/36.4 mi away/2,870 ft/278 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Colby 0.6 NNWKS-TH-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/3,173 ft/25 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Colby 1SWCBKK1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/3,189 ft/41 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Colby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.5 mi from Colby. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Colby, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLBYSECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLEColby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 54.7 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Colby: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.7, 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; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. B THE AIR AT COLBYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 54.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 54.7 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 POINTTITLEColby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Colby, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 10 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 CBKFIG. C THE WIND AT COLBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Colby 1SW (CBKK1), 1.1 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Colby

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