Storm Station
Wakarusa, Kansas
65°
Light rain· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 6 mph SE
A chance of rain showers before 1pm, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 77. Southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 30%.
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-Air quality
100%Humidity
43%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wakarusa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Topeka (FOE)FOE

At an airfield/4.7 mi away/1,079 ft/114 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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I-470 bridge over US-75K5006

Beside a road/7.1 mi away/991 ft/26 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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Ku-NesaS2147

At a soil climate station/29.5 mi away/1,102 ft/137 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

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measured daily2 instruments

Berryton 0.1 NNEKS-SN-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/1,004 ft/39 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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OverbrookOVRK1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.0 mi away/1,181 ft/216 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Topeka (FOE), drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 4.7 mi from Wakarusa. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:53 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 Topeka (FOE), 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 FOEFIG. A THE SKY OVER TOPEKA (FOE)SECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLETopeka (FOE), the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FOETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FOE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 97 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Topeka (FOE): temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 97 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FOEFIG. B THE AIR AT TOPEKA (FOE)THE 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 FSATURATES 200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 62.7 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 63.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 97 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 POINTTITLETopeka (FOE), the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FOETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FOE-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 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Topeka (FOE), north up: blowing from 100 degrees, the east, at 5 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 FOEFIG. C THE WIND AT TOPEKA (FOE)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 100°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETopeka (FOE), the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FOETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FOE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Topeka (FOE), 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 Wakarusa

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