Storm Station
Moran, Kansas
68°
Light rain· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
89%Humidity
37%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Moran, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

IolaK88

At an airfield/12.3 mi away/1,005 ft/104 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank259of 342

US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/24.3 mi away/1,086 ft/23 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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StatelineTRDK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/35.5 mi away/810 ft/299 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank104of 342

measured daily2 instruments

MoranMRNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/1,106 ft/3 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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La Harpe 0.2 SSEKS-AL-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/1,043 ft/66 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Iola, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.3 mi from Moran. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 2,000 ft, broken at 5,500 ft, overcast at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Iola, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 2,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 5,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,500 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 5,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 2,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,500 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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, 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 2,000 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 2,000 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 STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 65.8 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 2,000 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 south southeast (160 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 16 mph.

Plan of the wind at Iola, north up: blowing from 160 degrees, the south 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 160°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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