Storm Station
Meriden, Kansas
68°
Light rain· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
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-Air quality
90%Humidity
72%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Meriden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Topeka (Top)TOP

At an airfield/8.7 mi away/886 ft/91 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 341

US-75 @ Kansas R. TopekaK5TPK

Beside a road/11.4 mi away/900 ft/77 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Pottawatomi RAWSPRAK1

A remote fire weather station/18.6 mi away/1,181 ft/204 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank38of 341

Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/22.3 mi away/1,102 ft/125 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Topeka 10.9 NNEKS-SN-55

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.1 mi away/1,060 ft/83 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

HoytHOYK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/1,145 ft/168 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Topeka (Top), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.7 mi from Meriden. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 2:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Topeka (Top), height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TOPFIG. A THE SKY OVER TOPEKA (TOP)SECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLETopeka (Top), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TOPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TOP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

66.0 F with a dew point of 65.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Topeka (Top): temperature 66.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 65.0, 97 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, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TOPFIG. B THE AIR AT TOPEKA (TOP)THE 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 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.7 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.0 F, 65.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLETopeka (Top), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TOPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TOP-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 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Topeka (Top), north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TOPFIG. C THE WIND AT TOPEKA (TOP)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETopeka (Top), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TOPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TOP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Topeka (Top), in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

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Near Meriden

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