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Alda, Nebraska

Village in Hall County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Alda

0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 0.80 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.76in
Last 3 days
0.80in

Visibility

How far you can see at Alda, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Alda, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Grand IslandGRI

At an airfield/10.8 mi away/1,849 ft/66 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank85of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Grand Island 1.8 NWNE-HL-11

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/1,870 ft/45 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Hastings 4NHSTN1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.9 mi away/1,939 ft/24 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank134of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW6504, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.8 mi from Alda, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (309 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW6504, north up: blowing from 309 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6504FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW6504PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 309°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW6504, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6504TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6504-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,934 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.89 inHg and the temperature at 52.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.42 inHg means its barometer reads 28.35 inHg; it reports 43.0 F, 9.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW6504 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,934 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.42 and the station pressure it means, 28.35.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6504FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW6504 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 ATMOSPHERECITIZEN STATION EW65047 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,934 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 HERE27.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.42 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.35 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED43.0 FTITLECitizen station EW6504, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6504TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6504-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.77 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW6504, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6504FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW6504ELEVATION LOOKING WEST, SOUTH TO THE LEFT: THE NOON SUN ON THE DAY OF THE REPORT, AND AT THE SOLSTICES AND EQUINOXES; ANGLES TRUETHE STATIONJUNE SOLSTICE 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW6504, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6504TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6504-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW6504, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Hastings 4N (HSTN1), 15.9 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:59. measured daily

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