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Culbertson, Nebraska

Village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Culbertson

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.10in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Culbertson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.4 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

McCookMKRN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/11.9 mi away/2,467 ft/135 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank384of 681

MccookMCK

At an airfield/13.0 mi away/2,565 ft/37 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank3of 681

measured daily2 instruments

CulbertsonCBRN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.4 mi away/2,618 ft/16 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank20of 681

Culbertson 0.7 NWNE-HK-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.5 mi away/2,644 ft/42 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at McCook, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 11.9 mi from Culbertson, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:30 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,467 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.35 inHg and the temperature at 50.2 F; it reports 53.9 F, 3.7 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where McCook stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,467 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 50.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKRN1FIG. D WHERE MCCOOK 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 ATMOSPHEREMCCOOK9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,467 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 HERE27.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE50.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED53.9 FTITLEMcCook, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP MKRN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MKRN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 40.19 N, and the day is 10 h 58 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at McCook, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKRN1FIG. E THE SUN AT MCCOOKELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMcCook, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP MKRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MKRN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,467 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:30 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, McCook, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 9:30 pm local time; air temperature, 53.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT MKRN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 9:30 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 9:30 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE53.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMcCook, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP MKRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-MKRN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of McCook, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Culbertson (CBRN1), 0.4 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Culbertson

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Near Culbertson

River and lake gauges