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Broadwater, Nebraska

Village in Morrill County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Broadwater

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 9 PM from its reporting area, Scottsbluff (NE), 46 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Broadwater

0.05 in in the last 24 hours, 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.05in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Broadwater, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.6 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Gurley1HW

At an airfield/19.0 mi away/4,139 ft/546 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank478of 681

Crescent LakeRESN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/24.2 mi away/3,930 ft/337 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank168of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Broadwater 3WNWBWRN1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.6 mi away/3,602 ft/9 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Broadwater 3.6 WNWNE-ML-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/3,623 ft/30 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Lisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.7 mi from Broadwater, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:37 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

At 110 mph: force 12, a hurricane force on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Lisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, north up: at 110 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 12, hurricane force, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE035FIG. C THE WIND AT LISCO ON HWY 26 @ MP 81PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONDIRECTION NOT REPORTEDBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73NOW, 110 MPHTITLELisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE035TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE035-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,555 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.27 inHg and the temperature at 46.3 F; it reports 104.9 F, 58.6 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Lisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,555 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.27 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE035FIG. D WHERE LISCO ON HWY 26 @ MP 81 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 ATMOSPHERELISCO ON HWY 26 @ MP 8112 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,555 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 HERE26.27 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED104.9 FTITLELisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE035TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE035-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.56 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Lisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 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 NE035FIG. E THE SUN AT LISCO ON HWY 26 @ MP 81ELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE035TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE035-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Lisco on Hwy 26 @ MP 81, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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