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Hallam, Nebraska

Village in Lancaster County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Hallam

Index 32, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Beatrice (NE), 17 miles off.

32Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)32Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hallam

0.90 in in the last 24 hours, 1.75 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.90in
Last 3 days
1.75in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hallam, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Hallam, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Lincoln 11 SW94996

At a climate reference station/11.1 mi away/1,372 ft/113 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank501of 681

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/27.2 mi away/1,214 ft/271 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank502of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Hallam 0.2 NWNE-LA-24

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,488 ft/3 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank570of 681

CreteCTEN1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/1,434 ft/51 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank470of 681

Station report

The weather at S.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.0 mi from Hallam, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:41 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

49.8 F with a dew point of 21.2 F, 32 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 6,400 ft up.

Chart of the air at S.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37: temperature 49.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.2, 32 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 6,400 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE041FIG. B THE AIR AT S.CORTLAND ON HWY 77 @ MP 37THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION02,0004,0006,0008,0000 F10 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 6,400 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 15.5 FTEMPERATURE 49.8 FDEW POINT 21.2 FSPREAD 28.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 32 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 POINTTITLES.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE041TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE041-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (317 degrees) at 14 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at S.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37, north up: blowing from 317 degrees, the northwest, at 14 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 NE041FIG. C THE WIND AT S.CORTLAND ON HWY 77 @ MP 37PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 317°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLES.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE041TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE041-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,440 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.40 inHg and the temperature at 53.9 F; it reports 49.8 F, 4.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where S.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,440 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.40 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.9 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE041FIG. D WHERE S.CORTLAND ON HWY 77 @ MP 37 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 ATMOSPHERES.CORTLAND ON HWY 77 @ MP 375 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,440 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 HERE28.40 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.9 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.8 FTITLES.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE041TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE041-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of S.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Crete (CTEN1), 10.4 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

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