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Big Springs, Nebraska

Village in Deuel County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Big Springs

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.07 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.07in

Visibility

How far you can see at Big Springs, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Big Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.6 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

OgallalaOGA

At an airfield/16.5 mi away/3,256 ft/116 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank129of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Big Springs 0.8 WSWNE-DL-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.6 mi away/3,399 ft/27 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Big SpringsBGSN1

At a cooperative observer's station/3.7 mi away/3,448 ft/76 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW1811, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 39.7 mi from Big Springs, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (344 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 19 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW1811, north up: blowing from 344 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 19; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1811FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW1811PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 344°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 19 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW1811, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1811TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1811-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,063 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.78 inHg and the temperature at 44.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.62 inHg means its barometer reads 26.38 inHg; it reports 34.0 F, 10.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW1811 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,063 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.78 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.62 and the station pressure it means, 26.38.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1811FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW1811 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 GW181114 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,063 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 HERE25.78 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.62 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.38 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED34.0 FTITLECitizen station GW1811, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1811TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1811-2DRAWN 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 41.35 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW1811, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 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 GW1811FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW1811ELEVATION 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 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.35 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW1811, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1811TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1811-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW1811, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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