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Gothenburg, Nebraska

City in Dawson County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Gothenburg

0.20 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
0.20in
Last 3 days
0.20in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Gothenburg, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

LexingtonLXN

At an airfield/22.4 mi away/2,396 ft/177 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank112of 681

measured daily2 instruments

GothenburgGOTN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.5 mi away/2,602 ft/29 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Brady 5.6 NENE-LC-15

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.6 mi away/2,777 ft/204 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Medicine Creek, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 32.3 mi from Gothenburg, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:36 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

47.7 F with a dew point of 25.7 F, 42 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,900 ft up.

Chart of the air at Medicine Creek: temperature 47.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 25.7, 42 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,900 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE059FIG. B THE AIR AT MEDICINE CREEKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,900 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.2 FTEMPERATURE 47.7 FDEW POINT 25.7 FSPREAD 22.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 42 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 POINTTITLEMedicine Creek, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE059TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE059-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west southwest (248 degrees) at 13 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Medicine Creek, north up: blowing from 248 degrees, the west southwest, at 13 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 NE059FIG. C THE WIND AT MEDICINE CREEKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 248°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMedicine Creek, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE059TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE059-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,753 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.06 inHg and the temperature at 49.2 F; it reports 47.7 F, 1.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Medicine Creek stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,753 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE059FIG. D WHERE MEDICINE CREEK 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 ATMOSPHEREMEDICINE CREEK10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,753 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 HERE27.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.7 FTITLEMedicine Creek, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE059TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE059-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Medicine Creek, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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