Storm Station
Colony, Kansas
66°
Light rain· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 76. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
64%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Colony, 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 now3 instruments

IolaK88

At an airfield/14.0 mi away/1,005 ft/118 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank261of 342

US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/14.7 mi away/1,086 ft/37 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

ColonyCNYK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/1,125 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Colony 2.3 SWKS-AN-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.2 mi away/1,073 ft/50 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Iola, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 14.0 mi from Colony. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 700 ft, broken at 4,900 ft, overcast at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Iola, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 700 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K88FIG. A THE SKY OVER IOLASECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 6,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 4,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 700 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 9 MI0510TITLEIola, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K88TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K88-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 700 ft.

Chart of the air at Iola: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 700 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K88FIG. B THE AIR AT IOLATHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 700 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 66.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEIola, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K88TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K88-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 10 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Iola, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 K88FIG. C THE WIND AT IOLAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIola, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K88TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K88-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Colony (CNYK1), 0.5 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Colony

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