Storm Station
Rantoul, Kansas
59°
Light rain· Feels like 59°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4am, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 64. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
76%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Rantoul, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

OttawaOWI

At an airfield/8.3 mi away/960 ft/57 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank287of 341

US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/21.3 mi away/1,086 ft/183 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/35.1 mi away/1,102 ft/199 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Paola 10WPALK1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.4 mi away/1,047 ft/144 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Princeton 5.6 ENEKS-FR-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.6 mi away/999 ft/96 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Ottawa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.3 mi from Rantoul. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 6,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ottawa, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 6,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEOttawa, 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-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 6,500 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 6,500 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 64.0 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, OVC 6,500 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 south southeast (150 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ottawa, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south 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 OWIFIG. C THE WIND AT OTTAWAPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE 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 Rantoul

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