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Fairfield, Nebraska

City in Clay County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Fairfield

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 6 AM from its reporting area, Grand Island (NE), 37 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 21, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Mon 1 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Fairfield

None in the last 24 hours; 0.82 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 5 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.82in

Visibility

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

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

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Fairfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 2.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

HastingsHSI

At an airfield/20.7 mi away/1,942 ft/162 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank122of 686

measured daily2 instruments

Clay CenterCCRN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/1,788 ft/8 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank26of 686

Station report

The weather at Little Blue River 4 SE Deweese, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.1 mi from Fairfield, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:15 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,693 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.14 inHg and the temperature at 53.0 F; it reports 31.9 F, 21.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Little Blue River 4 SE Deweese stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,693 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.14 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DWEN1FIG. D WHERE LITTLE BLUE RIVER 4 SE DEWEESE 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 BLUE RIVER 4 SE DEWEESE6 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,693 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 HERE28.14 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED31.9 FTITLELittle Blue River 4 SE Deweese, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DWEN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DWEN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.34 N, and the day is 10 h 55 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 Blue River 4 SE Deweese, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 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 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DWEN1FIG. E THE SUN AT LITTLE BLUE RIVER 4 SE DEWEESEELEVATION 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 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.34 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLELittle Blue River 4 SE Deweese, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP DWEN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DWEN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,693 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 17, 2026, 5:15 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Little Blue River 4 SE Deweese, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 17, 2026, 5:15 am local time; air temperature, 31.9 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DWEN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 17, 2026, 5:15 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 17, 2026, 5:15 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE31.9 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLELittle Blue River 4 SE Deweese, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP DWEN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-17IDSR-DWEN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Little Blue River 4 SE Deweese, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Clay Center (CCRN1), 6.6 miles from here, read 17 Oct, 05:07. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Fairfield

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