Storm Station
Tipton, Kansas
69°
Mostly clear· Feels like 69°·Light breeze 7 mph SE
Mostly clear, with a low around 64. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
90%Humidity
15%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Tipton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

South Fork Solomon 1 S OsborneOSBK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/14.5 mi away/1,588 ft/9 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank148of 342

US-36 - Lebanon InterchangeK5LEA

Beside a road/30.2 mi away/1,785 ft/188 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Smith CenterK82

At an airfield/33.8 mi away/1,799 ft/202 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank319of 342

measured daily2 instruments

Hunter 2.1 NNWKS-MC-7

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.1 mi away/1,662 ft/65 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Cawker CityCAWK1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.8 mi away/1,496 ft/101 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Smith Center, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 33.8 mi from Tipton. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud below 12,000 ft; visibility 7 mi.

Section of the sky over Smith Center, height above the station to scale: no cloud detected below 12,000 feet, the reach of its ceilometer, and visibility of 7 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. A THE SKY OVER SMITH CENTERSECTION, 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: 7 MI0510TITLESmith Center, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

62.6 F with a dew point of 62.6 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Smith Center: temperature 62.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.6, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT K82FIG. B THE AIR AT SMITH CENTERTHE 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 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.6 F, 62.6 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 POINTTITLESmith Center, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (100 degrees) at 7 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Smith Center, north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 7 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 K82FIG. C THE WIND AT SMITH CENTERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLESmith Center, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS K82TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-K82-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Cawker City (CAWK1), 11.8 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 04:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Kansas

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

Near Tipton

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