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Lake Waconda, Nebraska

Community in Cass County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Lake Waconda

Index 9, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, Weeping Water (NE), 15 miles off.

9Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)-20.9 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)9Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 9, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Lake Waconda

0.54 in in the last 24 hours, 0.56 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.54in
Last 3 days
0.56in

Visibility

How far you can see at Lake Waconda, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 6 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 7 miles Sat 8 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Lake Waconda, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.2 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

PlattsmouthPMV

At an airfield/8.2 mi away/1,198 ft/255 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank130of 681

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/32.0 mi away/1,214 ft/271 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank502of 681

Lincoln 8 ENE94995

At a climate reference station/36.7 mi away/1,189 ft/246 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank496of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Plattsmouth 5.5 SNE-CA-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/6.2 mi away/1,069 ft/126 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Nebraska CityNCYN1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.7 mi away/1,004 ft/61 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank529of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW9521, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 9.0 mi from Lake Waconda, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (324 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 15 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW9521, north up: blowing from 324 degrees, the northwest, at 6 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 FW9521FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW9521PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 324°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW9521, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9521TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9521-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,167 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.68 inHg and the temperature at 54.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.35 inHg means its barometer reads 29.09 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 5.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW9521 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,167 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.68 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.35 and the station pressure it means, 29.09.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9521FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW9521 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 FW95214 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,167 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 HERE28.68 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.35 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.09 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLECitizen station FW9521, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9521TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9521-2DRAWN 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 40.97 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 FW9521, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW9521FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW9521ELEVATION 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 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.97 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW9521, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW9521TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW9521-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW9521, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Nebraska City (NCYN1), 9.7 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Lake Waconda

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Lake Waconda

River and lake gauges