Storm Station
Sign in

Allen, Nebraska

Village in Dixon County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Allen

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 1 AM from its reporting area, WTN2 (NE), 16 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Allen

0.63 in in the last 24 hours, 0.76 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.63in
Last 3 days
0.76in

Visibility

How far you can see at Allen, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Fri 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Allen, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WayneLCG

At an airfield/13.8 mi away/1,419 ft/100 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Haskell Agric LabNESN1

On a farm or research station/6.4 mi away/1,460 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Ponca 2.5 NWNE-DX-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.9 mi away/1,193 ft/326 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at D3-RWIS 35 48.65, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.3 mi from Allen, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 1:20 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (293 degrees) at 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at D3-RWIS 35 48.65, north up: blowing from 293 degrees, the west northwest, at 18 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE063FIG. C THE WIND AT D3-RWIS 35 48.65PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 293°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLED3-RWIS 35 48.65, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE063TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE063-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,463 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F.

Section from sea level of where D3-RWIS 35 48.65 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,463 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE063FIG. D WHERE D3-RWIS 35 48.65 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 ATMOSPHERED3-RWIS 35 48.655 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,463 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTITLED3-RWIS 35 48.65, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE063TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE063-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 42.29 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at D3-RWIS 35 48.65, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE063FIG. E THE SUN AT D3-RWIS 35 48.65ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.29 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLED3-RWIS 35 48.65, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE063TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE063-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of D3-RWIS 35 48.65, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Haskell Agric Lab (NESN1), 6.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 17:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Allen

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Allen

River and lake gauges