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Duncan, Nebraska

Village in Platte County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Duncan

Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, Lincoln (NE), 59 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Duncan

0.76 in in the last 24 hours, 0.92 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.76in
Last 3 days
0.92in

Visibility

How far you can see at Duncan, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Duncan, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Columbus MuniOLU

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/1,438 ft/60 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 681

David CityNE045

Beside a road/22.8 mi away/1,605 ft/107 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank545of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Columbus 1.3 SSENE-PL-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.2 mi away/1,445 ft/53 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

ColumbusCOLN1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.1 mi away/1,506 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank42of 681

Station report

The weather at Platte River 2 S Duncan, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 0.8 mi from Duncan, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:30 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,483 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.35 inHg and the temperature at 53.7 F.

Section from sea level of where Platte River 2 S Duncan stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,483 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.35 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNCN1FIG. D WHERE PLATTE RIVER 2 S DUNCAN 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 ATMOSPHEREPLATTE RIVER 2 S DUNCAN5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,483 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 HERE28.35 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.7 FTITLEPlatte River 2 S Duncan, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DNCN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DNCN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 41.38 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 Platte River 2 S Duncan, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 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 DNCN1FIG. E THE SUN AT PLATTE RIVER 2 S DUNCANELEVATION 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, 40°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 41.38 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEPlatte River 2 S Duncan, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP DNCN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DNCN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,483 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:30 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Platte River 2 S Duncan, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 4:30 am local time.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNCN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 4:30 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 4:30 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEPlatte River 2 S Duncan, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP DNCN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DNCN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Platte River 2 S Duncan, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Columbus (COLN1), 10.1 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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