Storm Station
Elkhart, Kansas
68°
Clear· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 5 mph N
Mostly clear, with a low around 56. West wind around 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
42%Humidity
2%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elkhart, 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 now3 instruments

ElkhartEHA

At an airfield/1.2 mi away/3,606 ft/3 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank259of 342

K-27 @ Cimarron R. ElkhartK5EHT

Beside a road/7.8 mi away/3,422 ft/187 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Elkhart 0.7 WNWKS-MT-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.3 mi away/3,617 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ElkhartEKHK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/3,589 ft/20 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Elkhart, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 1.2 mi from Elkhart. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Elkhart, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EHAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKHARTSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEElkhart, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 49.0 F, 62 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at Elkhart: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 49.0, 62 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EHAFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKHARTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 3,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 46.0 FTEMPERATURE 62.0 FDEW POINT 49.0 FSPREAD 13.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 62 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 POINTTITLEElkhart, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southwest (200 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Elkhart, north up: blowing from 200 degrees, the south southwest, 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 EHAFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKHARTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 200°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkhart, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elkhart (EKHK1), 0.8 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Elkhart

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