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Ames, Nebraska

Community in Dodge County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Ames

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Omaha (NE), 36 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)18Good-
  • Ozone24Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Ames

1.50 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.50in
Last 3 days
1.50in

Visibility

How far you can see at Ames, the next 40 hours

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Ames, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Cedar Bluffs 0.4 WNE-SN-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.9 mi away/1,296 ft/70 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

FremontFMTN1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/1,191 ft/35 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank44of 681

Station report

The weather at Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 8.7 mi from Ames, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:45 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,237 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.61 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F.

Section from sea level of where Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,237 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKRN1FIG. D WHERE MAPLE CREEK 4 NW NICKERSON 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 ATMOSPHEREMAPLE CREEK 4 NW NICKERSON4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,237 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 HERE28.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FTITLEMaple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NKRN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NKRN1-1DRAWN 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 41.56 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKRN1FIG. E THE SUN AT MAPLE CREEK 4 NW NICKERSONELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMaple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NKRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NKRN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,237 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:45 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:45 am local time.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKRN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:45 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:45 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMaple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NKRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NKRN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fremont (FMTN1), 7.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Ames

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

Near Ames

River and lake gauges