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Henderson, Nebraska

City in York County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Henderson

Index 17, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Lincoln (NE), 59 miles off.

17Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)17Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Henderson

1.00 in in the last 24 hours, 1.05 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.00in
Last 3 days
1.05in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Henderson, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.5 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

AuroraAUH

At an airfield/12.4 mi away/1,793 ft/73 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank128of 681

measured daily2 instruments

BradshawBRDN1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.5 mi away/1,713 ft/7 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Aurora 0.9 NNENE-HM-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.9 mi away/1,772 ft/52 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW6504, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 28.8 mi from Henderson, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW6504, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6504FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW6504PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW6504, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6504TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6504-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,934 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.89 inHg and the temperature at 52.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.41 inHg means its barometer reads 28.34 inHg; it reports 45.0 F, 7.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW6504 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,934 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.41 and the station pressure it means, 28.34.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6504FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW6504 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 EW65047 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,934 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 HERE27.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.41 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.34 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLECitizen station EW6504, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6504TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6504-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.77 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW6504, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6504FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW6504ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.77 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW6504, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6504TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6504-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW6504, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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