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Hay Springs, Nebraska

Village in Sheridan County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Hay Springs

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Wind Cave (SD), 73 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone31Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)7Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 39, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Hay Springs

0.72 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.72in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

How far you can see at Hay Springs, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Hay Springs, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Rushville on HWY 20 @ MP 89NE020

Beside a road/10.4 mi away/3,734 ft/107 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

ChadronCDR

At an airfield/23.2 mi away/3,278 ft/563 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Hay Springs 3.3 WNE-SD-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.3 mi away/3,860 ft/19 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Chadron 3SWCHDN1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.3 mi away/3,356 ft/485 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank576of 681

Station report

The weather at Kings Canyon RAWS, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 14.6 mi from Hay Springs, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 3:22 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

31.0 F with a dew point of 26.1 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Kings Canyon RAWS: temperature 31.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.1, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRSN1FIG. B THE AIR AT KINGS CANYON RAWSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 25.0 FTEMPERATURE 31.0 FDEW POINT 26.1 FSPREAD 4.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEKings Canyon RAWS, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP HRSN1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRSN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (336 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 22 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 26 mph.

Plan of the wind at Kings Canyon RAWS, north up: blowing from 336 degrees, the north northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 22; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRSN1FIG. C THE WIND AT KINGS CANYON RAWSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 336°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 22 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEKings Canyon RAWS, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP HRSN1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRSN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,101 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.74 inHg and the temperature at 44.4 F; it reports 31.0 F, 13.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Kings Canyon RAWS stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,101 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HRSN1FIG. D WHERE KINGS CANYON RAWS 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 ATMOSPHEREKINGS CANYON RAWS14 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,101 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 HERE25.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED31.0 FTITLEKings Canyon RAWS, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP HRSN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HRSN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Kings Canyon RAWS, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Chadron 3SW (CHDN1), 20.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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