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Ainsworth, Nebraska

City in Brown County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ainsworth

0.09 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.09in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ainsworth, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

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On the radar over Ainsworth, NebraskaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Ainsworth, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

TR539VRFN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.7 mi away/2,894 ft/373 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank113of 681

measured daily2 instruments

AinsworthASWN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/2,516 ft/5 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank565of 681

Ainsworth 1.3 SWNE-BR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/2,531 ft/10 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 29.4 mi from Ainsworth, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:13 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

35.4 F with a dew point of 35.4 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground.

Chart of the air at Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273: temperature 35.4 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 35.4, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE030FIG. B THE AIR AT NEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 273THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 35.4 F, 35.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLENewport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE030TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE030-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE030FIG. C THE WIND AT NEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 273PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE030TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE030-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,211 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.61 inHg and the temperature at 51.1 F; it reports 35.4 F, 15.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,211 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE030FIG. D WHERE NEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 273 STANDS IN THE ATMOSPHERESECTION FROM SEA LEVEL, HEIGHT TO SCALE, THE STATION IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHEREFT ABOVE SEA LEVEL05,00010,00015,000SEA LEVEL, 29.92 inHg IN THE STANDARD ATMOSPHERENEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 2738 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,211 FT10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 2,890 FT20 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 6,050 FT30 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 9,540 FT40 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW, 13,470 FTSTANDARD PRESSURE HERE27.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED35.4 FTITLENewport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE030TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE030-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Ainsworth

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