(KAIR)--Collecting northeast Kansas weather data has gained an enhancement through the addition of a new, locally based monitoring system.

As part of the Kansas Mesonet, a network of automated weather and environmental monitoring stations throughout the state, the new station is put in place in Atchison County.

According to a release from Kansas Mesonet, a project of Kansas State University, the newest site is now in place in Atchison County, 3 miles northwest of Cummings, which is why, the release says, the station is named "Cummings 3 NW."

The release calls the placement "the last install for 2025," but notes there are "a few planned for next year," with that information forthcoming.

The Kansas Mesonet comprises a network of over 90 weather observing sites across the state.