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Elgin, Nebraska

City in Antelope County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Elgin

Index 22, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Santee Sioux Reservation (NE), 60 miles off.

22Good
  • Ozone22Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elgin

0.15 in in the last 24 hours, 0.39 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.15in
Last 3 days
0.39in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elgin, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Neligh4V9

At an airfield/9.2 mi away/1,739 ft/188 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank347of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Elgin 0.3 ENE-AN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,940 ft/13 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank56of 681

ElginELGN1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.1 mi away/1,929 ft/2 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank489of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW4592, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 10.5 mi from Elgin, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (313 degrees) at 3 mph, gusting 7 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW4592, north up: blowing from 313 degrees, the northwest, at 3 miles an hour, gusting 7; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW4592FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW4592PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 313°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE4GUST, 7 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW4592, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW4592TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW4592-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,770 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.06 inHg and the temperature at 52.7 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.52 inHg means its barometer reads 28.62 inHg; it reports 44.0 F, 8.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW4592 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,770 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.7 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.52 and the station pressure it means, 28.62.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW4592FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW4592 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 CW45926 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,770 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 HERE28.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.7 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.52 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.62 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.0 FTITLECitizen station CW4592, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW4592TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW4592-2DRAWN 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 42.13 N, and the day is 10 h 53 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 CW4592, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW4592FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW4592ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW4592, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW4592TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW4592-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW4592, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Elgin (ELGN1), 1.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:30. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Elgin

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Near Elgin

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