Storm Station
Shallow Water, Kansas
62°
Clear· Feels like 62°·Light breeze 4 mph WSW
Sunny, with a high near 82. North northeast wind 6 to 10 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
73%Humidity
6%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Shallow Water, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Scott CityTQK

At an airfield/7.4 mi away/2,975 ft/22 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank260of 342

US-83 @ K-95 ScottK5SCT

Beside a road/20.9 mi away/3,026 ft/73 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Oakley 19 SSW03067

At a climate reference station/34.4 mi away/2,870 ft/83 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

Oakley 19 SSWSVRK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/34.4 mi away/2,884 ft/69 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank44of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Scott City 7.9 SKS-SC-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.4 mi away/2,982 ft/29 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Scott CitySCOK1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.4 mi away/2,969 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Scott City, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 7.4 mi from Shallow Water. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 8:15 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 Scott City, 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 TQKFIG. A THE SKY OVER SCOTT CITYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEScott City, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS TQKTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TQK-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

56.0 F with a dew point of 54.0 F, 93 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 500 ft up.

Chart of the air at Scott City: temperature 56.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 54.0, 93 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT TQKFIG. B THE AIR AT SCOTT CITYTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00040 F50 F60 F70 FSATURATES 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 53.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.0 F, 54.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 93 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 POINTTITLEScott City, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS TQKTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TQK-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 6 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Scott City, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, 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 TQKFIG. C THE WIND AT SCOTT CITYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEScott City, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS TQKTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-TQK-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Scott City, 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 Shallow Water

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