Storm Station
Wakefield, Kansas
67°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 67°·Light breeze 8 mph SE
Partly sunny, with a high near 77. East wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
38%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wakefield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Fort RileyFRI

At an airfield/17.7 mi away/1,065 ft/194 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank145of 342

I-70 - Junction CityK5JCT

Beside a road/18.2 mi away/1,064 ft/195 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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CRN Site Manhattan 6 SSWMKHK1

At a river or reservoir gauge/23.3 mi away/1,135 ft/124 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank109of 342

Manhattan 6 SSW53974

At a climate reference station/23.8 mi away/1,137 ft/122 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Wakefield 0.0 NEKS-CY-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.0 mi away/1,249 ft/10 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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WakefieldWKEK1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.9 mi away/1,240 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Fort Riley, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 17.7 mi from Wakefield. 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 10 mi or more.

Section of the sky over Fort Riley, 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 FRIFIG. A THE SKY OVER FORT RILEYSECTION, 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 MORE0510TITLEFort Riley, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS FRITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

64.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 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 Fort Riley: temperature 64.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 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 FRIFIG. B THE AIR AT FORT RILEYTHE 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 500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 61.5 FTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 64.0 F, 62.0 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 POINTTITLEFort Riley, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northeast (40 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Fort Riley, north up: blowing from 40 degrees, the northeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FRIFIG. C THE WIND AT FORT RILEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 40°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEFort Riley, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS FRITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-FRI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

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

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Elsewhere in Kansas

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