Storm Station
McDonald, Kansas
69°
Clear· Feels like 69°·Light air 2 mph NE
Mostly clear. Low around 54, with temperatures rising to around 56 overnight. West wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
59%Humidity
0%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest McDonald, 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 now2 instruments

US-36 - 9 mi. W of AtwoodK5ADT

Beside a road/9.8 mi away/2,973 ft/390 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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AtwoodADT

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/2,966 ft/397 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank259of 342

measured daily2 instruments

McDonald 0.2 NKS-RA-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/3,369 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AtwoodATDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/17.4 mi away/2,871 ft/492 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Atwood, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.8 mi from McDonald. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Sky obscured at 0 ft; the ceiling is 0 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Atwood, height above the station to scale: sky obscured cloud with its base at 0 feet, the ceiling at 0 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADTFIG. A THE SKY OVER ATWOODSECTION, 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 SHEETVV 0 FTSKY OBSCURED, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 0 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLEAtwood, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS ADTTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ADT-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

55.4 F with a dew point of 55.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 0 ft.

Chart of the air at Atwood: temperature 55.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 55.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 0 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ADTFIG. B THE AIR AT ATWOODTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, VV 0 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 55.4 F, 55.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEAtwood, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADTTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ADT-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Atwood, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 6 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 ADTFIG. C THE WIND AT ATWOODPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEAtwood, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS ADTTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-ADT-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Atwood (ATDK1), 17.4 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 McDonald

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