Storm Station
Grinnell, Kansas
64°
Clear· Feels like 64°·Light air 4 mph SSE
Areas of fog before 10am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 80. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
81%Humidity
7%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Grinnell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

OakleyOEL

At an airfield/10.1 mi away/3,016 ft/105 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank340of 342

Oakley 19 SSW03067

At a climate reference station/24.9 mi away/2,870 ft/41 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Oakley 19 SSWSVRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/25.0 mi away/2,884 ft/27 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank43of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Grinnell 4.3 SSEKS-GO-33

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.2 mi away/2,886 ft/25 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GrainfieldGRFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/2,828 ft/83 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Oakley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 10.1 mi from Grinnell. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 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 Oakley, 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 OELFIG. A THE SKY OVER OAKLEYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEOakley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OELTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OEL-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.5 F with a dew point of 53.0 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Oakley: temperature 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 53.0, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OELFIG. B THE AIR AT OAKLEYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 52.2 FTEMPERATURE 56.5 FDEW POINT 53.0 FSPREAD 3.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEOakley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OELTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OEL-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Oakley, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OELFIG. C THE WIND AT OAKLEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOakley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OELTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OEL-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Grainfield (GRFK1), 9.1 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 Grinnell

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