Storm Station
New Salem, Kansas
68°
Light rain· Feels like 68°·Light breeze 8 mph SE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. Southeast wind 3 to 8 mph.
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-Air quality
84%Humidity
52%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest New Salem, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WinfieldWLD

At an airfield/12.6 mi away/1,152 ft/106 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 342

Abrams ScanABRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.2 mi away/1,194 ft/64 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank249of 342

AbramsS2092

At a soil climate station/16.2 mi away/1,194 ft/64 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Winfield 2.7 NEKS-CL-35

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.3 mi away/1,259 ft/1 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Smileyberg 4SWSMBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.1 mi away/1,220 ft/38 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Winfield, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.6 mi from New Salem. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:54 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Winfield, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WLDFIG. A THE SKY OVER WINFIELDSECTION, 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: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEWinfield, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WLD-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

67.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 87 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Winfield: temperature 67.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 87 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WLDFIG. B THE AIR AT WINFIELDTHE 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 900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.0 FTEMPERATURE 67.0 FDEW POINT 63.0 FSPREAD 4.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 87 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 POINTTITLEWinfield, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WLD-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (120 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Winfield, north up: blowing from 120 degrees, the east southeast, at 7 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 WLDFIG. C THE WIND AT WINFIELDPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 120°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWinfield, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS WLDTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-WLD-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Kansas

21 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near New Salem

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