Storm Station
Scammon, Kansas
69°
Light rain· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 4 mph ESE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 65. Southeast wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.
-UV
-Air quality
87%Humidity
16%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Scammon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

PittsburgPTS

At an airfield/12.8 mi away/950 ft/32 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank263of 341

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus 3.6 NKS-CK-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.0 mi away/926 ft/8 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ColumbusCMBK1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.2 mi away/902 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Pittsburg, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.8 mi from Scammon. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 6,500 ft, overcast at 8,000 ft; the ceiling is 6,500 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Pittsburg, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 6,500 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 8,000 feet, the ceiling at 6,500 feet, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTSFIG. A THE SKY OVER PITTSBURGSECTION, 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 8,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYBKN 6,500 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 6,500 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 7 MI0510TITLEPittsburg, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS PTSTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTS-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

66.2 F with a dew point of 66.2 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 6,500 ft.

Chart of the air at Pittsburg: temperature 66.2 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 66.2, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 6,500 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT PTSFIG. B THE AIR AT PITTSBURGTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00060 F70 F80 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 6,500 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 66.2 F, 66.2 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 POINTTITLEPittsburg, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTSTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTS-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south (170 degrees) at 9 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Pittsburg, north up: blowing from 170 degrees, the south, at 9 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 PTSFIG. C THE WIND AT PITTSBURGPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 170°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEPittsburg, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS PTSTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-PTS-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Columbus (CMBK1), 8.2 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 07:45. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Scammon

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