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Elk Creek, Nebraska

Village in Johnson County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Elk Creek

Index 42, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, Beatrice (NE), 36 miles off.

42Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)42Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Elk Creek

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

How far you can see at Elk Creek, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Elk Creek, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 4.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

Table RockTBLN1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/1,109 ft/27 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank28of 681

Pawnee City 0.3 SWNE-PN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/12.5 mi away/1,159 ft/77 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Little Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 18.1 mi from Elk Creek, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 909 ft above sea level, 3 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.95 inHg and the temperature at 55.8 F.

Section from sea level of where Little Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 909 feet above sea level with 3 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.95 inches of mercury, and temperature, 55.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRN1FIG. D WHERE LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER 2 ENE AUBURN 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 ATMOSPHERELITTLE NEMAHA RIVER 2 ENE AUBURN3 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT909 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 HERE28.95 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE55.8 FTITLELittle Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP ABRN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABRN1-1DRAWN 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 40.40 N, and the day is 10 h 57 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 Little Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, 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 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRN1FIG. E THE SUN AT LITTLE NEMAHA RIVER 2 ENE AUBURNELEVATION 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 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.40 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLELittle Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP ABRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABRN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 909 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Little Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 2:15 am local time.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT ABRN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 2:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 2:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELittle Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP ABRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-ABRN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Little Nemaha River 2 ENE Auburn, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Table Rock (TBLN1), 4.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Elk Creek

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

Near Elk Creek

River and lake gauges