Storm Station
Kechi, Kansas
74°
Mostly clear· Feels like 74°·Gentle breeze 10 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
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-Air quality
70%Humidity
16%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Kechi, 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 now3 instruments

Wichita (AAO)AAO

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/1,421 ft/33 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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K-96 @ Webb St. WichitaK5NIC

Beside a road/5.1 mi away/1,401 ft/13 ft above here

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measured daily2 instruments

Bel Aire 0.7 NNWKS-SG-185

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/1,426 ft/38 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Bentley 2EBNTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.9 mi away/1,381 ft/7 ft below here

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Station report

The weather at Wichita (AAO), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Kechi. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:54 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,421 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.42 inHg and the temperature at 53.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.93 inHg means its barometer reads 28.42 inHg.

Section from sea level of where Wichita (AAO) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,421 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.93 and the station pressure it means, 28.42.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAOFIG. D WHERE WICHITA (AAO) STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREWICHITA (AAO)5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,421 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.93 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.42 inHgTITLEWichita (AAO), the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS AAOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 50 degrees above the horizon at 37.75 N, and the day is 11 h 49 min long. Level ground there takes 77 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Wichita (AAO), angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 50 degrees above the horizon, against 76 at the June solstice, 52 at the equinoxes and 29 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 49 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAOFIG. E THE SUN AT WICHITA (AAO)ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 76°EQUINOXES 52°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 29°SEP 27, 50°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 49 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 77 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 37.75 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEWichita (AAO), the sunSTATION REPORT · ASOS AAOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAO-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

An airport station, 1,421 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:54 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of an airport station, Wichita (AAO), each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: barometers, in the shelter, altimeter 29.93 inhg.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT AAOFIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF AN AIRPORT STATION, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:54 AM LOCAL TIMEBAROMETERS, IN THE SHELTERALTIMETER 29.93 inHgHEATED RAIN GAUGE-VISIBILITY SENSOR, 7 FT-BEAMCEILOMETER, LOOKING UP-TEMPERATURE IN ITS SHIELD, 5 FT-WIND, 33 FT-33 FT5 FTHEIGHTS TO SCALE; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOTTITLEWichita (AAO), the instrumentSTATION REPORT · ASOS AAOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEPARTLY TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-AAO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-002, FB-INS-001, FB-INS-009

The full report of Wichita (AAO), in 3 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 Kechi

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