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Friend, Nebraska

City in Saline County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Friend

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lincoln (NE), 34 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Friend

1.15 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.15in
Last 3 days
1.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Friend, the next 46 hours

Mist or haze: visibility falls to 3 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Friend, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

WilberNE047

Beside a road/12.9 mi away/1,509 ft/49 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank550of 681

Lincoln 11 SW94996

At a climate reference station/22.9 mi away/1,372 ft/186 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank501of 681

YorkJYR

At an airfield/24.6 mi away/1,656 ft/98 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank146of 681

measured daily2 instruments

FriendFNDN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/1,565 ft/7 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank14of 681

Station report

The weather at Wilber, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.9 mi from Friend, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:36 PM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the southwest (221 degrees) at 17 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Wilber, north up: blowing from 221 degrees, the southwest, at 17 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE047FIG. C THE WIND AT WILBERPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 221°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 17 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEWilber, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE047TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE047-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,509 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.33 inHg and the temperature at 53.6 F; it reports 49.8 F, 3.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Wilber stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,509 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.33 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE047FIG. D WHERE WILBER 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 ATMOSPHEREWILBER5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,509 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 HERE28.33 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.8 FTITLEWilber, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE047TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE047-2DRAWN 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 40.48 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 Wilber, angles true: on Oct 16 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 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE047FIG. E THE SUN AT WILBERELEVATION 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, 40°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 40.48 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEWilber, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE047TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE047-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

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

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Friend (FNDN1), 0.1 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 Friend

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

Near Friend

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