Storm Station
Esbon, Kansas
68°
Mostly clear· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph ESE
Patchy fog before 9am. Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
24%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Esbon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.7 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Smith CenterK82

At an airfield/19.6 mi away/1,799 ft/26 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank312of 342

South Fork Solomon 1 S OsborneOSBK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/29.4 mi away/1,588 ft/237 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank155of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Lebanon 0.2 SSWKS-SM-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.7 mi away/1,837 ft/12 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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LebanonLBNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/1,834 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Smith Center, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.6 mi from Esbon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 4 mi.

Section of the sky over Smith Center, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITH CENTERSECTION, 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: 4 MI0510TITLESmith Center, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Smith Center, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, 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 K82FIG. C THE WIND AT SMITH CENTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmith Center, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,799 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.03 inHg and the temperature at 52.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.02 inHg means its barometer reads 28.12 inHg; it reports 60.8 F, 8.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Smith Center stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,799 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.03 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.02 and the station pressure it means, 28.12.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. D WHERE SMITH CENTER STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERESMITH CENTER6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,799 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.03 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.02 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.12 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED60.8 FTITLESmith Center, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Smith Center, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lebanon (LBNK1), 6.7 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Esbon

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