Storm Station
Kansas City, Kansas
69°
Light rain· Feels like 69°·Light air 3 mph E
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
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90%Humidity
75%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Kansas City, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Olathe (OJC)OJC

At an airfield/18.8 mi away/1,096 ft/211 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 342

Ku-Nesa ScanKUNK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/27.6 mi away/1,102 ft/217 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank248of 342

Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/27.6 mi away/1,102 ft/217 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Kansas City 3.3 EKS-WY-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.0 mi away/1,019 ft/134 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Kansas City WestKCWK1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/991 ft/106 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Olathe (OJC), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 18.8 mi from Kansas City. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Olathe (OJC), height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OJCFIG. A THE SKY OVER OLATHE (OJC)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOlathe (OJC), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OJCTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OJC-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 64.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Olathe (OJC): temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.0, 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OJCFIG. B THE AIR AT OLATHE (OJC)THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.0 F, 64.0 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 POINTTITLEOlathe (OJC), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OJCTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OJC-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Olathe (OJC), north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, 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 OJCFIG. C THE WIND AT OLATHE (OJC)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOlathe (OJC), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OJCTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OJC-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Olathe (OJC), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Kansas City West (KCWK1), 7.1 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 Kansas City

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