Storm Station
Richmond, Kansas
63°
Light rain· Feels like 63°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms before 4pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 75. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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100%Humidity
34%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Richmond, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

OttawaOWI

At an airfield/9.6 mi away/960 ft/72 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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US-59/169 GarnettK5GAR

Beside a road/9.6 mi away/1,086 ft/54 ft above here

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measured daily2 instruments

Lane 2.6 WSWKS-FR-18

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.2 mi away/957 ft/75 ft below here

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GarnettGARK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.3 mi away/1,076 ft/44 ft above here

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Station report

The weather at Ottawa, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 9.6 mi from Richmond. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

A few clouds at 5,000 ft, broken at 6,000 ft, overcast at 7,500 ft; the ceiling is 6,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Ottawa, height above the station to scale: a few clouds cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, broken cloud with its base at 6,000 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 7,500 feet, the ceiling at 6,000 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,500ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTOVC 7,500 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,000 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYFEW 5,000 FTA FEW CLOUDS, 1 TO 2 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,000 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-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

64.4 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 5,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Ottawa: temperature 64.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 5,000 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, FEW 5,000 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.4 F, 64.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Ottawa, north up: blowing from 110 degrees, the east southeast, at 5 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 110°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 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

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

Near Richmond

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