Storm Station
Richfield, Kansas
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 3 mph WSW
Sunny, with a high near 86. North wind around 9 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
60%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

K-27 @ Cimarron R. ElkhartK5EHT

Beside a road/12.0 mi away/3,422 ft/31 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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ElkhartEHA

At an airfield/19.1 mi away/3,606 ft/215 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank261of 342

measured daily2 instruments

RichfieldRIFK1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/3,415 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Richfield 12.9 SWKS-MT-9

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.9 mi away/3,612 ft/221 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Elkhart, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 19.1 mi from Richfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 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 Elkhart, 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 EHAFIG. A THE SKY OVER ELKHARTSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEElkhart, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHA-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

61.0 F with a dew point of 50.0 F, 67 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Elkhart: temperature 61.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 50.0, 67 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EHAFIG. B THE AIR AT ELKHARTTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 47.5 FTEMPERATURE 61.0 FDEW POINT 50.0 FSPREAD 11.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 67 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 POINTTITLEElkhart, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHA-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west (270 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Elkhart, north up: blowing from 270 degrees, the west, at 13 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EHAFIG. C THE WIND AT ELKHARTPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 270°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElkhart, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EHATYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EHA-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Richfield (RIFK1), 0.3 miles from here, read 27 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Richfield

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