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Clarkson, Nebraska

City in Colfax County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Clarkson

Index 26, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, WTN2 (NE), 42 miles off.

26Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)26Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)15Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 41, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Clarkson

0.81 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.81in
Last 3 days
0.81in

Visibility

How far you can see at Clarkson, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Clarkson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Columbus MuniOLU

At an airfield/22.2 mi away/1,438 ft/81 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 681

measured daily2 instruments

HowellsHOWN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/1,526 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Leigh 5.7 SSENE-CF-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.7 mi away/1,619 ft/100 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station DW9727, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.4 mi from Clarkson, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (322 degrees) at 12 mph, gusting 17 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station DW9727, north up: blowing from 322 degrees, the northwest, at 12 miles an hour, gusting 17; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9727FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION DW9727PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 322°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station DW9727, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9727TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9727-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,457 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.38 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.36 inHg means its barometer reads 28.80 inHg; it reports 46.0 F, 7.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station DW9727 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,457 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.38 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.36 and the station pressure it means, 28.80.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DW9727FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION DW9727 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 DW97275 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,457 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 HERE28.38 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.36 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.80 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLECitizen station DW9727, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9727TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9727-2DRAWN 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 41.45 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 DW9727, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 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 DW9727FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION DW9727ELEVATION 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, 39°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 41.45 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station DW9727, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP DW9727TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DW9727-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station DW9727, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nebraska

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Clarkson

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Clarkson

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