Storm Station
Gem, Kansas
77°
Clear· Feels like 77°·Calm 1 mph NNW
Patchy fog. Mostly clear. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 58 overnight. Northwest wind 0 to 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
37%Humidity
1%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ColbyCBK

At an airfield/8.2 mi away/3,186 ft/99 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank315of 341

Oakley 19 SSW03067

At a climate reference station/38.6 mi away/2,870 ft/217 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Oakley 19 SSWSVRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/38.6 mi away/2,884 ft/203 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank45of 341

measured daily2 instruments

Rexford 1SWRXFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/2,982 ft/105 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Colby 0.8 SEKS-TH-29

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.3 mi away/3,197 ft/110 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Colby, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.2 mi from Gem. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 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 Colby, 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 CBKFIG. A THE SKY OVER COLBYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEColby, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

59.0 F with a dew point of 57.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Colby: temperature 59.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 57.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. B THE AIR AT COLBYTHE 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 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 56.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 59.0 F, 57.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEColby, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Colby, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBKFIG. C THE WIND AT COLBYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEColby, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS CBKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-CBK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Colby, 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 Gem

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