Storm Station
Frontenac, Kansas
67°
Heavy rain· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 1pm, then isolated showers and thunderstorms between 1pm and 2pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 79. Southeast wind 5 to 8 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
44%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Frontenac, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.0 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

PittsburgPTS

At an airfield/2.0 mi away/950 ft/6 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank260of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Pittsburg 1.0 ESEKS-CR-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.0 mi away/917 ft/39 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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PittsburgPTSK1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.3 mi away/906 ft/50 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pittsburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.0 mi from Frontenac. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 6,000 ft, broken at 7,000 ft, broken at 11,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Pittsburg, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 11,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTSFIG. A THE SKY OVER PITTSBURGSECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTBKN 11,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 6,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEPittsburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

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 6,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Pittsburg: 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 6,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTSFIG. B THE AIR AT PITTSBURGTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 6,000 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 POINTTITLEPittsburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Pittsburg, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, 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 PTSFIG. C THE WIND AT PITTSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPittsburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Pittsburg, 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 Frontenac

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