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Howard City (Boelus), Nebraska

Village in Howard County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Howard City (Boelus)

0.37 in in the last 24 hours, 0.46 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.37in
Last 3 days
0.46in

Visibility

How far you can see at Howard City (Boelus), the next 44 hours

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

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On the radar over Howard City (Boelus), NebraskaReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Howard City (Boelus), how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 11.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Grand IslandGRI

At an airfield/22.5 mi away/1,849 ft/79 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank85of 681

measured daily2 instruments

RavennaRVNN1

At a cooperative observer's station/11.1 mi away/2,047 ft/119 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

St. Paul 0.5 NWNE-HD-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/16.4 mi away/1,814 ft/114 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station KD0QEO, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 27.6 mi from Howard City (Boelus), Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north (0 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station KD0QEO, north up: blowing from 0 degrees, the north, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 15; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD0QEOFIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION KD0QEOPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 0°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD0QEO-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,046 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.77 inHg and the temperature at 51.7 F; it reports 42.0 F, 9.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station KD0QEO stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,046 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.77 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT KD0QEOFIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION KD0QEO 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 KD0QEO7 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,046 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 HERE27.77 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD0QEO-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 40.69 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station KD0QEO, 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 KD0QEOFIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION KD0QEOELEVATION 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 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.69 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station KD0QEO, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP KD0QEOTYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-KD0QEO-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station KD0QEO, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Ravenna (RVNN1), 11.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

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