Storm Station
Palco, Kansas
69°
Clear· Feels like 69°·Light air 4 mph SE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 61. North northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
84%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Palco, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Hill_CityHLC

At an airfield/16.6 mi away/2,224 ft/51 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank-

Phillipsburg - KirwinKRNK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.6 mi away/1,751 ft/524 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank106of 342

PhillipsburgS2093

At a soil climate station/38.9 mi away/1,986 ft/289 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Palco 0.2 ENEKS-RO-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/2,260 ft/15 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Plainville 4WNWPLNK1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/2,195 ft/80 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Phillipsburg - Kirwin, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 34.6 mi from Palco. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,751 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.08 inHg and the temperature at 52.8 F; it reports 62.0 F, 9.2 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Phillipsburg - Kirwin stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,751 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.08 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KRNK1FIG. D WHERE PHILLIPSBURG - KIRWIN STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREPHILLIPSBURG - KIRWIN6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,751 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.08 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED62.0 FTITLEPhillipsburg - Kirwin, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP KRNK1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-KRNK1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 48 degrees above the horizon at 39.67 N, and the day is 11 h 48 min long. Level ground there takes 75 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Phillipsburg - Kirwin, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 48 degrees above the horizon, against 74 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 48 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KRNK1FIG. E THE SUN AT PHILLIPSBURG - KIRWINELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 74°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°SEP 27, 48°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 48 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 75 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 39.67 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEPhillipsburg - Kirwin, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP KRNK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-KRNK1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,751 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:56 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Phillipsburg - Kirwin, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 3:56 am local time; air temperature, 62.0 f; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KRNK1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 3:56 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 3:56 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE62.0 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPhillipsburg - Kirwin, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP KRNK1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-KRNK1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Phillipsburg - Kirwin, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Plainville 4WNW (PLNK1), 9.7 miles from here, read 22 Sep, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Palco

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