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Gordon, Nebraska

City in Sheridan County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gordon

0.81 in in the last 24 hours, 0.84 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.81in
Last 3 days
0.84in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 6 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 7 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Gordon, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

GordonGRN

At an airfield/1.5 mi away/3,540 ft/15 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank111of 681

measured daily2 instruments

GordonGORN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.0 mi away/3,747 ft/192 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Clinton 0.1 ENENE-SD-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.0 mi away/3,744 ft/189 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Gordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.4 mi from Gordon, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 8:38 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

37.0 F with a dew point of 11.9 F, 35 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 5,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Gordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112: temperature 37.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 11.9, 35 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 5,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE031FIG. B THE AIR AT GORDON ON HWY 20 @ MP 112THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 5,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 7.1 FTEMPERATURE 37.0 FDEW POINT 11.9 FSPREAD 25.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 35 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLEGordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE031TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE031-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (248 degrees) at 32 mph: force 7, a near gale on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Gordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112, north up: blowing from 248 degrees, the west southwest, at 32 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 7, near gale, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE031FIG. C THE WIND AT GORDON ON HWY 20 @ MP 112PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 248°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE32NOW, 32 MPH8GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEGordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE031TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE031-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,651 ft above sea level, 13 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.18 inHg and the temperature at 46.0 F; it reports 37.0 F, 8.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Gordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,651 feet above sea level with 13 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.18 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE031FIG. D WHERE GORDON ON HWY 20 @ MP 112 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 ATMOSPHEREGORDON ON HWY 20 @ MP 11213 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,651 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 HERE26.18 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED37.0 FTITLEGordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE031TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE031-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Gordon on HWY 20 @ MP 112, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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