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Amherst, Nebraska

Village in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Amherst

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.50 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.50in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Amherst, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Miller HWY 83 & HWY 40NE051

Beside a road/8.8 mi away/2,313 ft/74 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Kearney MuniEAR

At an airfield/15.8 mi away/2,131 ft/108 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Riverdale 3.7 WSWNE-BF-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/2,303 ft/64 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

MillerMMLN1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.8 mi away/2,316 ft/77 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW4183, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.2 mi from Amherst, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northeast (12 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW4183, north up: blowing from 12 degrees, the north northeast, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4183FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW4183PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 12°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW4183, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4183TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW4183-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,267 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.55 inHg and the temperature at 50.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.56 inHg means its barometer reads 28.14 inHg; it reports 45.0 F, 5.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW4183 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,267 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.55 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.56 and the station pressure it means, 28.14.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW4183FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW4183 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 GW41838 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,267 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 HERE27.55 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.56 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.14 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLECitizen station GW4183, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4183TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW4183-2DRAWN 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 40.71 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW4183, 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 GW4183FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW4183ELEVATION 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 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.71 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW4183, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW4183TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW4183-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW4183, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Miller (MMLN1), 8.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 11:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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