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Cedar Rapids, Nebraska

Village in Boone County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Cedar Rapids

0.64 in in the last 24 hours, 0.68 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.64in
Last 3 days
0.68in

Visibility

How far you can see at Cedar Rapids, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 4 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Cedar Rapids, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AlbionBVN

At an airfield/12.7 mi away/1,789 ft/12 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank583of 681

measured daily2 instruments

BelgradeBLGN1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.6 mi away/1,716 ft/61 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Albion 6.1 WSWNE-BN-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/1,931 ft/154 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW6004, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.1 mi from Cedar Rapids, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (293 degrees) at 2 mph, gusting 8 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW6004, north up: blowing from 293 degrees, the west northwest, at 2 miles an hour, gusting 8; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6004FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW6004PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 293°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW6004, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6004TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW6004-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,772 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.05 inHg and the temperature at 52.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.33 inHg means its barometer reads 28.44 inHg; it reports 46.0 F, 6.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW6004 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,772 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.05 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.33 and the station pressure it means, 28.44.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW6004FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW6004 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 CW60046 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,772 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 HERE28.05 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.33 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.44 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLECitizen station CW6004, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6004TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW6004-2DRAWN 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 Citizen station CW6004, 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 CW6004FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW6004ELEVATION 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°TITLECitizen station CW6004, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW6004TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW6004-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW6004, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Belgrade (BLGN1), 7.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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