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Boys Town, Nebraska

Village in Douglas County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Boys Town

Index 28, good, led by fine particles. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Omaha (NE), 8 miles off.

28Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)28Good8.2 mi
  • Ozone19Good17 ppb8.2 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good8.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb8.2 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm4.9 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 22, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Visibility

How far you can see at Boys Town, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 8 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Boys Town, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.7 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

MillardMLE

At an airfield/4.5 mi away/1,057 ft/188 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank114of 681

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/33.3 mi away/1,214 ft/31 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank502of 681

Lincoln 8 ENE94995

At a climate reference station/36.5 mi away/1,189 ft/56 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank496of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Omaha 6.7 WNE-DG-40

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.7 mi away/1,250 ft/5 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GretnaGRAN1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.3 mi away/1,243 ft/2 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank16of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station KI0MQ, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.2 mi from Boys Town, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (343 degrees) at 4 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KI0MQ, north up: blowing from 343 degrees, the north northwest, at 4 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KI0MQFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KI0MQPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 343°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 4 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KI0MQ, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KI0MQTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KI0MQ-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,097 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.75 inHg and the temperature at 55.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.41 inHg means its barometer reads 29.22 inHg; it reports 47.0 F, 8.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KI0MQ stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,097 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.75 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.41 and the station pressure it means, 29.22.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KI0MQFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KI0MQ 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 KI0MQ4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,097 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 HERE28.75 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.41 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.22 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.0 FTITLECitizen station KI0MQ, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KI0MQTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KI0MQ-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 41.23 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 KI0MQ, 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 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KI0MQFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KI0MQELEVATION 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 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.23 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KI0MQ, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KI0MQTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KI0MQ-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KI0MQ, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Gretna (GRAN1), 5.3 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Boys Town

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