Storm Station
Dorrance, Kansas
70°
Mostly clear· Feels like 70°·Light breeze 8 mph SE
Areas of fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
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-Air quality
84%Humidity
14%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Dorrance, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

RussellRSL

At an airfield/12.2 mi away/1,864 ft/139 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank11of 342

I-70 @ MP 229 Lincoln Co.K5ELW

Beside a road/27.8 mi away/1,737 ft/12 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Dorrance 0.3 SKS-RS-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/1,717 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Russell 7ERUEK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.5 mi away/1,886 ft/161 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Russell, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.2 mi from Dorrance. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Russell, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RSLFIG. A THE SKY OVER RUSSELLSECTION, 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: 3 MI0510TITLERussell, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS RSLTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RSL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 61.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Russell: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 61.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT RSLFIG. B THE AIR AT RUSSELLTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 61.0 F, 61.0 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 POINTTITLERussell, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS RSLTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RSL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Russell, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 6 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 RSLFIG. C THE WIND AT RUSSELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLERussell, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS RSLTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-RSL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Dorrance

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