Storm Station
Lakin, Kansas
69°
Clear· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 7 mph SW
Clear, with a low around 58. West northwest wind around 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
51%Humidity
4%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lakin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Lakin36K

At an airfield/2.0 mi away/3,064 ft/59 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank259of 342

Arkansas River At KendallKENK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/15.8 mi away/3,140 ft/135 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank25of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Lakin 0.1 NNEKS-KE-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/3,028 ft/23 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

LakinLAKK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/3,009 ft/4 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lakin, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 2.0 mi from Lakin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,000 ft, broken at 4,900 ft; the ceiling is 4,900 ft; visibility 3 mi.

Section of the sky over Lakin, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 4,900 feet, the ceiling at 4,900 feet, and visibility of 3 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 36KFIG. A THE SKY OVER LAKINSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 4,900 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 4,900 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 3 MI0510TITLELakin, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS 36KTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-36K-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

60.8 F with a dew point of 51.8 F, 72 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,100 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Lakin: temperature 60.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 51.8, 72 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,100 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT 36KFIG. B THE AIR AT LAKINTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 49.7 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,000 FTTEMPERATURE 60.8 FDEW POINT 51.8 FSPREAD 9.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 72 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 POINTTITLELakin, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS 36KTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-36K-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (300 degrees) at 12 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lakin, north up: blowing from 300 degrees, the west northwest, at 12 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 36KFIG. C THE WIND AT LAKINPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 300°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELakin, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS 36KTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-36K-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lakin (LAKK1), 0.5 miles from here, read 21 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Lakin

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