Storm Station
Tyro, Kansas
70°
Light rain· Feels like 70°·Gentle breeze 9 mph SE
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. East southeast wind around 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
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-Air quality
76%Humidity
23%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Tyro, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

IndependenceIDP

At an airfield/8.8 mi away/823 ft/86 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank263of 341

Elk River AT Elk City LakeECLK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/17.1 mi away/797 ft/112 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank60of 341

K-39 @ Neosho R. ChanuteK5CHN

Beside a road/39.3 mi away/1,000 ft/91 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Coffeyville 2.3 WKS-MG-21

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.1 mi away/782 ft/127 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Coffeyville Wtr WrksCFVK1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/735 ft/174 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Independence, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 8.8 mi from Tyro. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:15 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 9,000 ft, scattered at 12,000 ft; visibility 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Independence, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 9,000 feet, scattered cloud with its base at 12,000 feet, and visibility of 10 mi or more.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. A THE SKY OVER INDEPENDENCESECTION, 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 STATION02,5005,0007,50010,00012,50015,00017,50020,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLEHIGHTHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FTSCT 12,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 9,000 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYVISIBILITY, MILES: 10 MI OR MORE0510TITLEIndependence, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IDP-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-013, FB-SKY-014

The air

68.0 F with a dew point of 64.4 F, 88 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 800 ft up; the lowest cloud reported is at 9,000 ft.

Chart of the air at Independence: temperature 68.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 64.4, 88 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 800 feet above the station, against the lowest cloud reported at 9,000 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. B THE AIR AT INDEPENDENCETHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00050 F60 F70 F80 FSATURATES 800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 63.5 FABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 9,000 FTTEMPERATURE 68.0 FDEW POINT 64.4 FSPREAD 3.6 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 88 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 POINTTITLEIndependence, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IDP-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the south southeast (150 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 17 mph.

Plan of the wind at Independence, north up: blowing from 150 degrees, the south southeast, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT IDPFIG. C THE WIND AT INDEPENDENCEPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 150°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEIndependence, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS IDPTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-IDP-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Independence, 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 Tyro

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