Storm Station
Dwight, Kansas
72°
Light rain· Feels like 72°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SSE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
-UV
-Air quality
76%Humidity
38%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dwight, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

I-70 - Junction CityK5JCT

Beside a road/16.4 mi away/1,064 ft/431 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Fort RileyFRI

At an airfield/17.2 mi away/1,065 ft/430 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank148of 341

Manhattan 6 SSW53974

At a climate reference station/17.7 mi away/1,137 ft/358 ft below here

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measured daily2 instruments

Alta Vista 0.2 NNEKS-WB-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.9 mi away/1,453 ft/42 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Alta VistaALVK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,447 ft/48 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Riley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.2 mi from Dwight. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Riley, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 feet, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 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, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

66.4 F with a dew point of 62.4 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Fort Riley: temperature 66.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.4, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,000 feet; 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.4 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,000 FTTEMPERATURE 66.4 FDEW POINT 62.4 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northeast (30 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Riley, north up: blowing from 30 degrees, the north northeast, at 7 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 30°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 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 Alta Vista (ALVK1), 6.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Dwight

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