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Johnstown, Nebraska

Village in Brown County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Johnstown

0.12 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 1 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.12in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Johnstown, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Fri 6 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Johnstown, 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

TR539VRFN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/21.2 mi away/2,894 ft/289 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank113of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Ainsworth 1.3 SWNE-BR-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.7 mi away/2,531 ft/74 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

AinsworthASWN1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/2,516 ft/89 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank565of 681

Station report

The weather at TR539, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 21.2 mi from Johnstown, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 2:14 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

42.0 F with a dew point of 31.1 F, 65 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,500 ft up.

Chart of the air at TR539: temperature 42.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 31.1, 65 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,500 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VRFN1FIG. B THE AIR AT TR539THE 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 FSATURATES 2,500 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 28.8 FTEMPERATURE 42.0 FDEW POINT 31.1 FSPREAD 10.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 65 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 POINTTITLETR539, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP VRFN1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VRFN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (328 degrees) at 26 mph, gusting 41 mph: force 6, a strong breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 41 mph.

Plan of the wind at TR539, north up: blowing from 328 degrees, the north northwest, at 26 miles an hour, gusting 41; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 6, strong breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VRFN1FIG. C THE WIND AT TR539PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 328°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25NOW, 26 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE39GUST, 41 MPH9STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLETR539, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP VRFN1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VRFN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,894 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.92 inHg and the temperature at 48.7 F; it reports 42.0 F, 6.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where TR539 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,894 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.92 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT VRFN1FIG. D WHERE TR539 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 ATMOSPHERETR53910 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,894 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 HERE26.92 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLETR539, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP VRFN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-VRFN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of TR539, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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