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Bertrand, Nebraska

Village in Phelps County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bertrand

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, 0.32 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.32in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bertrand, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Bertrand, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Holdrege 1.6 WSWNE-PH-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.4 mi away/2,339 ft/180 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW3828, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.1 mi from Bertrand, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (326 degrees) at 7 mph, gusting 9 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW3828, north up: blowing from 326 degrees, the northwest, at 7 miles an hour, gusting 9; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW3828FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW3828PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 326°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 9 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW3828, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW3828TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW3828-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,429 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.39 inHg and the temperature at 50.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.46 inHg means its barometer reads 27.88 inHg; it reports 41.0 F, 9.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW3828 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,429 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.46 and the station pressure it means, 27.88.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW3828FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW3828 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 GW38288 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,429 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 HERE27.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.46 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.88 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.0 FTITLECitizen station GW3828, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW3828TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW3828-2DRAWN 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 40.48 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 GW3828, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 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 GW3828FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW3828ELEVATION 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 50°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 40.48 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW3828, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW3828TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW3828-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW3828, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Canaday Steam Plant (LEXN1), 12.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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