Storm Station
Hardtner, Kansas
80°
Clear· Feels like 80°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
Areas of fog. Mostly clear, with a low around 64. South southeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
65%Humidity
5%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Hardtner, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.8 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

Medicine LodgeK51

At an airfield/18.2 mi away/1,519 ft/89 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank263of 341

K-2 - AnthonyK5KIO

Beside a road/34.8 mi away/1,353 ft/77 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Hardtner 3.8 NNEKS-BA-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.8 mi away/1,471 ft/41 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KiowaKWAK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.3 mi away/1,322 ft/108 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Medicine Lodge, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.2 mi from Hardtner. 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 9 mi.

Section of the sky over Medicine Lodge, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 9 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K51FIG. A THE SKY OVER MEDICINE LODGESECTION, 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: 9 MI0510TITLEMedicine Lodge, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K51TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K51-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

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.

Chart of the air at Medicine Lodge: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K51FIG. B THE AIR AT MEDICINE LODGETHE 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 GROUNDTEMPERATURE 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 POINTTITLEMedicine Lodge, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K51TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K51-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Medicine Lodge, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K51FIG. C THE WIND AT MEDICINE LODGEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMedicine Lodge, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K51TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K51-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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