Storm Station
Osawatomie, Kansas
40°
Light rain· Feels like 40°·Calm 0 mph N
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 7am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms between 7am and 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. East southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
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93%Humidity
54%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Osawatomie, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

OttawaOWI

At an airfield/16.4 mi away/960 ft/89 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank285of 342

I-35 @ Bull Cr. EdgertonK1EGN

Beside a road/22.3 mi away/1,055 ft/184 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

OsawatomieOSAK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/873 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Paola 0.4 SSWKS-MI-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.9 mi away/935 ft/64 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Ottawa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 16.4 mi from Osawatomie. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 5:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 1,300 ft, scattered at 2,500 ft, broken at 7,000 ft; the ceiling is 7,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Ottawa, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 1,300 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 2,500 feet, broken cloud with its base at 7,000 feet, the ceiling at 7,000 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OWIFIG. A THE SKY OVER OTTAWASECTION, 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 FTBKN 7,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 2,500 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 1,300 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 7,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEOttawa, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS OWITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OWI-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

66.2 F with a dew point of 64.4 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 1,300 ft.

Chart of the air at Ottawa: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 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 1,300 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT OWIFIG. B THE AIR AT OTTAWATHE 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 64.0 FLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 1,300 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 64.4 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 POINTTITLEOttawa, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS OWITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OWI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east southeast (110 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ottawa, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, 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 OWIFIG. C THE WIND AT OTTAWAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEOttawa, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS OWITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-OWI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Ottawa, 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 Osawatomie

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