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Dix, Nebraska

Village in Kimball County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Dix

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Cheyenne (WY), 67 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)15Good-
  • Ozone22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)4Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 34, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

Little smoke near the ground through Mon 12 AM: the index from smoke stays at 6 or under.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Dix

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Dix, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Dix, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KimballIBM

At an airfield/10.4 mi away/4,912 ft/354 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank1of 686

Bushnell 1SBSHN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.0 mi away/4,869 ft/311 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank353of 686

measured daily2 instruments

Kimball 0.2 WSWNE-KM-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.2 mi away/4,737 ft/179 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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KimballKMBN1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.5 mi away/4,741 ft/183 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Banner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.2 mi from Dix, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:42 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Banner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE001FIG. C THE WIND AT BANNER RD ON NORTH 71 @ MP 34.5PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBanner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE001TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NE001-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,952 ft above sea level, 17 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 24.94 inHg and the temperature at 41.3 F; it reports 32.9 F, 8.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Banner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,952 feet above sea level with 17 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 24.94 inches of mercury, and temperature, 41.3 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE001FIG. D WHERE BANNER RD ON NORTH 71 @ MP 34.5 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 ATMOSPHEREBANNER RD ON NORTH 71 @ MP 34.517 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,952 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 HERE24.94 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE41.3 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED32.9 FTITLEBanner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE001TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NE001-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.49 N, and the day is 10 h 52 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 Banner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, angles true: on Oct 17 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 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE001FIG. E THE SUN AT BANNER RD ON NORTH 71 @ MP 34.5ELEVATION 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 17, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.49 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEBanner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE001TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NE001-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Banner Rd on North 71 @ MP 34.5, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Dix

River and lake gauges