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Jansen, Nebraska

Village in Jefferson County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Jansen

Index 43, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Beatrice (NE), 15 miles off.

43Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)43Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 32, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Jansen

0.74 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.74in
Last 3 days
0.74in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Jansen, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Lincoln 11 SW94996

At a climate reference station/36.9 mi away/1,372 ft/92 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank501of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Fairbury 0.6 NNE-JF-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.4 mi away/1,445 ft/19 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank59of 681

FairburyFABN1

At a cooperative observer's station/5.8 mi away/1,391 ft/73 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank641of 681

Station report

The weather at Harbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.3 mi from Jansen, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:21 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

45.1 F with a dew point of 33.7 F, 64 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Harbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161: temperature 45.1 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.7, 64 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE028FIG. B THE AIR AT HARBINE ON HWY 136 @ MP 161THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,00020 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 2,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 31.2 FTEMPERATURE 45.1 FDEW POINT 33.7 FSPREAD 11.4 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 64 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 POINTTITLEHarbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE028TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE028-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (328 degrees) at 16 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Harbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161, north up: blowing from 328 degrees, the north northwest, at 16 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 NE028FIG. C THE WIND AT HARBINE ON HWY 136 @ MP 161PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 328°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHarbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE028TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE028-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,447 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.39 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F; it reports 45.1 F, 8.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Harbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,447 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.39 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE028FIG. D WHERE HARBINE ON HWY 136 @ MP 161 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 ATMOSPHEREHARBINE ON HWY 136 @ MP 1615 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,447 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 HERE28.39 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.1 FTITLEHarbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE028TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE028-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Harbine on HWY 136 @ MP 161, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Fairbury (FABN1), 5.8 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 08:00. measured daily

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