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Bristow, Nebraska

Village in Boyd County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Bristow

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Santee Sioux Reservation (NE), 37 miles off.

24Good
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Bristow

0.13 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.13in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Bristow, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Bristow, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

O NeillONL

At an airfield/26.2 mi away/2,024 ft/552 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank193of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Spencer 0.2 NWNE-BY-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.5 mi away/1,691 ft/219 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

GrossGOSN1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.2 mi away/1,752 ft/280 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Niobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 25.5 mi from Bristow, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,329 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.51 inHg and the temperature at 54.3 F.

Section from sea level of where Niobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,329 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.51 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NSBN1FIG. D WHERE NIOBRARA RIVER ABOVE SOLDIER CREEK NEAR NIOBRARA 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 ATMOSPHERENIOBRARA RIVER ABOVE SOLDIER CREEK NEAR NIOBRARA5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,329 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 HERE28.51 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.3 FTITLENiobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NSBN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NSBN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.70 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Niobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NSBN1FIG. E THE SUN AT NIOBRARA RIVER ABOVE SOLDIER CREEK NEAR NIOBRARAELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.70 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLENiobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NSBN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NSBN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,329 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:15 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Niobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 10:15 pm local time; precipitation gauge, 0.00 in today.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NSBN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 10:15 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 10:15 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE0.00 IN TODAYSCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLENiobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NSBN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NSBN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Niobrara River above Soldier Creek near Niobrara, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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