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Bennet, Nebraska

Village in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Bennet

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Lincoln (NE), 13 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good13 mi
  • Ozone-20 ppb22.9 mi

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bennet

0.68 in in the last 24 hours, 0.74 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.68in
Last 3 days
0.74in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bennet, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Bennet, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Lincoln 8 ENE94995

At a climate reference station/11.3 mi away/1,189 ft/102 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank496of 681

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/11.7 mi away/1,214 ft/77 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank502of 681

LincolnLNK

At an airfield/17.0 mi away/1,155 ft/136 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank7of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Lincoln 8.1 SSENE-LA-56

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,367 ft/76 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank34of 681

AdamsADAN1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.4 mi away/1,247 ft/44 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW4760, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.9 mi from Bennet, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (350 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 13 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW4760, north up: blowing from 350 degrees, the north, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 13; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4760FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW4760PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 350°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW4760, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4760TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW4760-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,385 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.45 inHg and the temperature at 54.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.39 inHg means its barometer reads 28.90 inHg; it reports 46.0 F, 8.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW4760 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,385 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.45 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.39 and the station pressure it means, 28.90.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW4760FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW4760 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 EW47605 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,385 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 HERE28.45 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.39 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.90 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLECitizen station EW4760, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4760TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW4760-2DRAWN 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 40.73 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 EW4760, 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 EW4760FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW4760ELEVATION 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 40.73 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW4760, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW4760TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW4760-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW4760, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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