Storm Station
Sedgwick, Kansas
66°
Clear· Feels like 66°·Light breeze 8 mph SSE
Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
92%Humidity
10%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Sedgwick, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

NewtonEWK

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/1,532 ft/156 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank38of 342

I-135 @ 17th St.K5WSU

Beside a road/15.1 mi away/1,322 ft/54 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Bentley 2EBNTK1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.6 mi away/1,381 ft/5 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Sedgwick 3.8 NWKS-HV-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/1,386 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Newton, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 12.7 mi from Sedgwick. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:56 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Newton, 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 EWKFIG. A THE SKY OVER NEWTONSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLENewton, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EWK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The wind

From the east (80 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Newton, north up: blowing from 80 degrees, the east, at 6 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 EWKFIG. C THE WIND AT NEWTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 80°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewton, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EWK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The column

At 1,532 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.30 inHg and the temperature at 53.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 29.97 inHg means its barometer reads 28.35 inHg; it reports 63.0 F, 9.5 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Newton stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,532 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.30 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 29.97 and the station pressure it means, 28.35.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EWKFIG. D WHERE NEWTON STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERENEWTON5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,532 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE28.30 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED29.97 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.35 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED63.0 FTITLENewton, the columnSTATION REPORT · ASOS EWKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-09-27IDSR-EWK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Newton, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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