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Herman, Nebraska

Village in Washington County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Herman

Index 18, good, led by ozone. Read at 7 AM from its reporting area, Pisgah (IA), 19 miles off.

18Good
  • Ozone18Good18 ppb18.8 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Today, led by ozone. Yesterday measured 20, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Herman

0.92 in in the last 24 hours, 1.20 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 6 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.92in
Last 3 days
1.20in

Visibility

How far you can see at Herman, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 2 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Herman, 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 now4 instruments

TekamahTQE

At an airfield/6.6 mi away/1,013 ft/35 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank106of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Herman 0.2 NNWNE-WS-22

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/1,054 ft/6 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Ft Calhoun 4WFCLN1

At a cooperative observer's station/16.9 mi away/1,266 ft/218 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW5617, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 17.7 mi from Herman, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (303 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 21 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW5617, north up: blowing from 303 degrees, the west northwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 21; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5617FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW5617PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 303°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 21 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW5617, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5617TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5617-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,230 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.61 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.41 inHg means its barometer reads 29.08 inHg; it reports 45.0 F, 9.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5617 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,230 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.41 and the station pressure it means, 29.08.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5617FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5617 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 GW56174 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,230 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 HERE28.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.41 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.08 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLECitizen station GW5617, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5617TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5617-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.43 N, and the day is 10 h 55 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 GW5617, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5617FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5617ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.43 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW5617, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5617TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5617-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW5617, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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