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Bayard, Nebraska

City in Morrill County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Bayard

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Scottsbluff (NE), 19 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bayard

0.06 in in the last 24 hours, 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.06in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bayard, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bayard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

D5-RWIS 385 84.70NE062

Beside a road/9.0 mi away/4,216 ft/440 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

ScottsbluffBFF

At an airfield/16.1 mi away/3,948 ft/172 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank99of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Bayard 0.1 NNENE-ML-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/3,783 ft/7 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Bridgeport 18WSWBGWN1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.7 mi away/4,055 ft/279 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank21of 681

Station report

The weather at Minatare Dam (USBR), drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.7 mi from Bayard, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:30 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the east southeast (108 degrees) at 1 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Minatare Dam (USBR), north up: blowing from 108 degrees, the east southeast, at 1 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDAN1FIG. C THE WIND AT MINATARE DAM (USBR)PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 108°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 1 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMinatare Dam (USBR), the windSTATION REPORT · DCP MDAN1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDAN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,147 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.70 inHg and the temperature at 44.2 F; it reports 1.4 F, 42.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Minatare Dam (USBR) stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,147 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDAN1FIG. D WHERE MINATARE DAM (USBR) 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 ATMOSPHEREMINATARE DAM (USBR)14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,147 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 HERE25.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED1.4 FTITLEMinatare Dam (USBR), the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MDAN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDAN1-2DRAWN 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 41.92 N, and the day is 10 h 54 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 Minatare Dam (USBR), 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 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MDAN1FIG. E THE SUN AT MINATARE DAM (USBR)ELEVATION 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 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.92 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMinatare Dam (USBR), the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MDAN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MDAN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Minatare Dam (USBR), in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Bridgeport 18WSW (BGWN1), 13.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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