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Gering, Nebraska

City in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Gering

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Scottsbluff (NE), 4 miles off.

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

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gering

0.26 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.26in
Last 3 days
0.31in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gering, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

ScottsbluffSBFN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/2.2 mi away/4,134 ft/204 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank109of 681

ScottsbluffBFF

At an airfield/5.0 mi away/3,948 ft/18 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank99of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Gering 1.2 SSWNE-SB-23

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.9 mi away/3,974 ft/44 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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ScottsbluffSCBN1

At a cooperative observer's station/2.3 mi away/3,868 ft/62 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank296of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW9572, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.0 mi from Gering, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW9572, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9572FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW9572PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW9572, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9572TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9572-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,952 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.89 inHg and the temperature at 44.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.59 inHg means its barometer reads 26.47 inHg; it reports 42.0 F, 2.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW9572 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,952 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.59 and the station pressure it means, 26.47.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9572FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW9572 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 FW957213 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,952 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 HERE25.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.59 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.47 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station FW9572, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9572TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9572-2DRAWN 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 41.81 N, and the day is 10 h 54 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 FW9572, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9572FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW9572ELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.81 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW9572, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9572TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9572-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW9572, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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