Storm Station
Potwin, Kansas
73°
Mostly clear· Feels like 73°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 7 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
13%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Potwin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

El DoradoEQA

At an airfield/15.8 mi away/1,386 ft/45 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank321of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Whitewater 6.3 ENEKS-BU-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/1,333 ft/8 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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El DoradoELDK1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.7 mi away/1,289 ft/52 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at El Dorado, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.8 mi from Potwin. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 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 El Dorado, 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 EQAFIG. A THE SKY OVER EL DORADOSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEEl Dorado, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EQATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EQA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up.

Chart of the air at El Dorado: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EQAFIG. B THE AIR AT EL DORADOTHE 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 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.7 FTEMPERATURE 66.2 FDEW POINT 62.6 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEEl Dorado, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EQA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at El Dorado, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 8 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 EQAFIG. C THE WIND AT EL DORADOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEEl Dorado, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EQATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EQA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

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