Storm Station
Lone Elm, Kansas
68°
Rain· Feels like 68°·Gentle breeze 8 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
69%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Lone Elm, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/12.7 mi away/1,086 ft/10 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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IolaK88

At an airfield/16.5 mi away/1,005 ft/91 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank259of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Kincaid 5.5 WSWKS-AN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.6 mi away/1,129 ft/33 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ColonyCNYK1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.1 mi away/1,125 ft/29 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Iola, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.5 mi from Lone Elm. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 7,000 ft, overcast at 8,500 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Iola, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,500 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K88FIG. A THE SKY OVER IOLASECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 8,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIola, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K88TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K88-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 94 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 400 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 7,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Iola: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 94 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 400 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 7,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K88FIG. B THE AIR AT IOLATHE 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 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.8 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 7,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 68.0 F, 66.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 94 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 POINTTITLEIola, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K88TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K88-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (140 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Iola, north up: blowing from 140 degrees, the southeast, at 9 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 K88FIG. C THE WIND AT IOLAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 140°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIola, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K88TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K88-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Colony (CNYK1), 6.1 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 Lone Elm

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