Storm Station
Mankato, Kansas
68°
Mostly clear· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph ESE
Partly sunny, with a high near 75. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
30%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Mankato, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Smith CenterK82

At an airfield/31.1 mi away/1,799 ft/29 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank309of 342

Concordia 2SSECDAK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.1 mi away/1,539 ft/231 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

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measured daily2 instruments

Mankato 0.2 SSWKS-JW-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,771 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Burr Oak 4SBROK1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.0 mi away/1,729 ft/41 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Smith Center, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 31.1 mi from Mankato. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Smith Center, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITH CENTERSECTION, 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: 5 MI0510TITLESmith Center, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 63.3 F, 98 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Smith Center: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.3, 98 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. B THE AIR AT SMITH CENTERTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.1 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 63.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 98 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 POINTTITLESmith Center, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Smith Center, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. C THE WIND AT SMITH CENTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmith Center, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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