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Station KNSW3 - Kenosha Light, Kenosha, WI Image indicating link to RSS feed of recent meteorological observations for station KNSW3

Owned and maintained by National Weather Service Central Region
C-MAN Station
42.589 N 87.809 W (42°35'20" N 87°48'31" W)

Site elevation: 176 m above mean sea level
Air temp height: 16.2 m above site elevation
Anemometer height: 20 m above site elevation

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Station KNSW3
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Conditions at KNSW3 as of
(8:00 pm CDT on 09/21/2018)
0100 GMT on 09/22/2018:
     

Click on the graph icon in the table below to see a time series plot of the last five days of that observation.
5-day plot - Wind Direction Wind Direction (WDIR): N ( 350 deg true )
5-day plot - Wind Speed Wind Speed (WSPD): 22 kts
5-day plot - Wind Gust Wind Gust (GST): 27 kts
5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure Atmospheric Pressure (PRES): 30.17 in
5-day plot - Pressure Tendency Pressure Tendency (PTDY): +0.13 in ( Rising Rapidly )
5-day plot - Air Temperature Air Temperature (ATMP): 59.5 °F
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 10 meters (WSPD10M): 21 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed at 10 Meters Wind Speed at 20 meters (WSPD20M): 23 kts
5-day plot - Wind Speed, Wind Gust and Atmospheric Pressure Combined plot of Wind Speed, Gust, and Air Pressure
Previous observations
5-day plot - Wind Direction 5-day plot - Wind Speed 5-day plot - Wind Gust 5-day plot - Wave Height 5-day plot - Dominant Wave Period 5-day plot - Average Period 5-day plot - Mean Wave Direction 5-day plot - Atmospheric Pressure 5-day plot - Pressure Tendency 5-day plot - Air Temperature 5-day plot - Water Temperature 5-day plot - Dew Point 5-day plot - Salinity 5-day plot - Visibility 5-day plot - Tide (above MLLW)
MM DD TIME
(CDT)		 WDIR WSPD
kts		 GST
kts		 WVHT
ft		 DPD
sec		 APD
sec		 MWD PRES
in		 PTDY
in		 ATMP
°F		 WTMP
°F		 DEWP
°F		 SAL
psu		 VIS
nmi		 TIDE
ft
0921 7:50 pm NW 13 19----30.17- 60.4-----
0921 7:40 pmNNW 9 11----30.16- 60.4-----
0921 7:30 pm NW 9 16----30.15- 60.6-----
0921 7:20 pm NW 11 17----30.15- 60.8-----
0921 7:10 pm NW 12 16----30.14- 61.2-----
0921 7:00 pm NW 11 18----30.13+0.12 61.5-----
0921 6:50 pm NW 10 15----30.12- 61.9-----
0921 6:40 pm NW 11 18----30.12- 62.1-----
0921 6:30 pm NW 15 20----30.10- 62.4-----
0921 6:20 pm NW 15 22----30.10- 62.6-----
0921 6:10 pm NW 11 17----30.09- 63.1-----
0921 6:00 pm NW 13 17----30.08+0.12 63.1-----
0921 5:50 pm NW 13 20----30.08- 63.7-----
0921 5:40 pmWNW 13 21----30.07- 63.9-----
0921 5:30 pmWNW 13 21----30.07- 64.2-----
0921 5:20 pmWNW 18 25----30.06- 64.4-----
0921 5:10 pm NW 19 27----30.05- 64.6-----
0921 5:00 pm NW 19 26----30.04+0.11 64.8-----
0921 4:50 pm NW 21 27----30.04- 64.9-----
0921 4:40 pm NW 17 26----30.03- 66.0-----
0921 4:30 pm NW 19 28----30.02- 66.4-----
0921 4:20 pmWNW 20 26----30.02- 67.1-----
0921 4:10 pm W 14 23----30.02- 67.5-----
0921 4:00 pm NW 14 23----30.01+0.11 67.3-----
0921 3:50 pmWNW 18 22----30.00- 67.1-----
0921 3:40 pm NW 15 23----29.99- 67.6-----
0921 3:30 pm NW 15 24----29.99- 67.8-----
0921 3:20 pmWNW 16 26----29.98- 68.4-----
0921 3:10 pmWNW 17 25----29.97- 68.0-----
0921 3:00 pmWNW 18 27----29.96+0.08 68.5-----
0921 2:50 pm W 16 26----29.96- 68.9-----
0921 2:40 pm W 18 24----29.95- 69.3-----
0921 2:30 pm W 15 25----29.94- 69.4-----
0921 2:20 pm W 17 28----29.94- 69.4-----
0921 2:10 pm W 19 25----29.94- 68.9-----
0921 2:00 pmWNW 19 24----29.93+0.08 69.4-----
0921 1:50 pm W 14 23----29.92- 69.8-----
0921 1:40 pm W 19 24----29.92- 69.8-----
0921 1:30 pm W 18 23----29.92- 70.0-----
0921 1:20 pm W 15 28----29.91- 70.2-----
0921 1:10 pm W 15 22----29.92- 69.6-----
0921 1:00 pm W 16 22----29.90+0.10 69.3-----
092112:50 pm W 15 25----29.91- 69.3-----
092112:40 pm W 16 24----29.90- 69.3-----
092112:30 pm W 14 28----29.90- 69.3-----
092112:20 pm W 17 27----29.90- 69.6-----
092112:10 pmWNW 15 24----29.89- 70.0-----
092112:00 pm W 19 26----29.88+0.09 70.3-----
092111:50 am W 19 27----29.88- 69.8-----
092111:40 am W 18 27----29.87- 69.6-----
092111:30 am W 20 27----29.87- 70.0-----
092111:20 am W 13 25----29.86- 70.3-----
092111:10 am W 16 24----29.86- 69.6-----
092111:00 amWNW 16 27----29.85+0.09 70.2-----
092110:50 am W 18 29----29.85- 70.9-----
092110:40 am W 22 29----29.84- 70.7-----
092110:30 am W 23 32----29.84- 71.6-----
092110:20 am W 16 28----29.83- 72.7-----
092110:10 am W 18 31----29.81- 73.8-----
092110:00 am W 20 33----29.80+0.06 73.8-----
0921 9:50 am W 23 31----29.81- 73.8-----
0921 9:40 am W 19 24----29.78- 73.0-----
0921 9:30 am W 21 30----29.79- 72.9-----
0921 9:20 am W 18 23----29.79- 72.3-----
0921 9:10 am W 16 24----29.78- 71.6-----
0921 9:00 am W 19 25----29.79+0.09 72.0-----
0921 8:50 amWSW 15 23----29.78- 72.7-----
0921 8:40 amWSW 16 24----29.78- 72.3-----
0921 8:30 amWSW 16 24----29.78- 72.0-----
0921 8:20 amWSW 16 26----29.77- 72.0-----
0921 8:10 amWSW 16 25----29.77- 72.1-----
0921 8:00 amWSW 16 29----29.76+0.05 72.5-----
0921 7:50 amWSW 19 33----29.76- 72.9-----
0921 7:40 amWSW 19 28----29.77- 73.6-----
0921 7:30 amWSW 15 21----29.75- 73.9-----
0921 7:20 amWSW 14 21----29.75- 74.3-----
0921 7:10 amWSW 14 19----29.74- 74.3-----
0921 7:00 am SW 11 15----29.74+0.03 74.1-----
0921 6:50 am SW 12 16----29.73- 74.5-----
0921 6:40 am SW 9 15----29.73- 74.5-----
0921 6:30 am SW 10 15----29.71- 74.7-----
0921 6:20 am SW 12 15----29.71- 74.8-----
0921 6:10 am SW 11 19----29.71- 75.0-----
0921 6:00 amWSW 11 16----29.70+0.00 75.4-----
0921 5:50 amWSW 12 21----29.70- 75.7-----
0921 5:40 amWSW 13 20----29.70- 76.1-----
0921 5:30 amWSW 12 23----29.71- 76.5-----
0921 5:20 amWSW 13 21----29.70- 77.2-----
0921 5:10 amWSW 15 23----29.71- 77.7-----
0921 5:00 amWSW 13 26----29.71-0.01 78.4-----
0921 4:50 amWSW 16 30----29.72- 79.5-----
0921 4:40 amWSW 15 26----29.71- 81.0-----
0921 4:30 amWSW 19 29----29.72- 81.7-----
0921 4:20 amWSW 19 29----29.72- 82.0-----
0921 4:10 amWSW 21 30----29.72- 82.6-----
0921 4:00 am SW 17 28----29.71-0.02 82.8-----
0921 3:50 am SW 12 25----29.70- 82.8-----
0921 3:40 am SW 13 29----29.69- 82.9-----
0921 3:30 am SW 18 32----29.69- 83.7-----
0921 3:20 amSSW 21 28----29.70- 83.7-----
0921 3:10 amSSW 18 26----29.70- 83.7-----
0921 3:00 amSSW 20 27----29.70-0.05 83.3-----
0921 2:50 amSSW 16 26----29.70- 82.9-----
0921 2:40 am SW 14 23----29.71- 82.6-----
0921 2:30 amSSW 14 26----29.71- 82.8-----
0921 2:20 am SW 13 25----29.71- 82.8-----
0921 2:10 amSSW 19 27----29.71- 83.1-----
0921 2:00 am SW 14 25----29.72-0.02 83.1-----
0921 1:50 am SW 15 25----29.72- 83.3-----
0921 1:40 am SW 15 26----29.72- 83.3-----
0921 1:30 am SW 16 28----29.72- 83.5-----
0921 1:20 amSSW 21 30----29.73- 84.0-----
0921 1:10 amSSW 17 25----29.73- 83.8-----
0921 1:00 amSSW 15 28----29.73-0.02 83.7-----
092112:50 amSSW 20 31----29.74- 84.2-----
092112:40 am SW 14 23----29.74- 83.8-----
092112:30 am SW 18 26----29.75- 84.0-----
092112:20 am SW 16 25----29.75- 83.8-----
092112:10 am SW 15 24----29.75- 84.4-----
092112:00 amSSW 16 27----29.75-0.01 84.0-----
092011:50 pmSSW 15 21----29.76- 84.4-----
092011:40 pmSSW 14 22----29.75- 84.4-----
092011:30 pmSSW 15 26----29.75- 84.6-----
092011:20 pmSSW 12 22----29.75- 84.6-----
092011:10 pmSSW 13 23----29.75- 84.9-----
092011:00 pmSSW 12 23----29.74+0.00 84.9-----
092010:50 pmSSW 15 22----29.75- 85.3-----
092010:40 pmSSW 12 22----29.75- 84.9-----
092010:30 pmSSW 14 19----29.75- 85.3-----
092010:20 pmSSW 13 18----29.75- 84.9-----
092010:10 pmSSW 10 17----29.75- 84.4-----
092010:00 pmSSW 11 15----29.75+0.00 83.8-----
0920 9:50 pmSSW 10 14----29.75- 83.8-----
0920 9:40 pmSSW 11 14----29.76- 84.4-----
0920 9:30 pmSSW 10 14----29.77- 84.4-----
0920 9:20 pmSSW 9 14----29.77- 84.2-----
0920 9:10 pmSSW 10 15----29.76- 84.4-----
0920 9:00 pmSSW 11 18----29.76-0.02 84.7-----
0920 8:50 pmSSW 12 16----29.75- 84.2-----
0920 8:40 pmSSW 8 13----29.75- 81.0-----
0920 8:30 pm S 9 12----29.74- 76.8-----
0920 8:20 pm S 5 11----29.74- 74.8-----
0920 8:10 pm S 7 13----29.74- 73.6-----
0920 8:00 pm S 12 13----29.74-0.06 73.8-----
0920 7:50 pm S 12 13----29.74- 73.8-----

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