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Magnet, Nebraska

Village in Cedar County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Magnet

Index 26, good, led by ozone. Read at 1 PM from its reporting area, Santee Sioux Reservation (NE), 33 miles off.

26Good
  • Ozone26Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 24, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 AM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Magnet

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.62 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.62in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSatSun

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Magnet, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WayneLCG

At an airfield/29.0 mi away/1,419 ft/428 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Pierce 7.7 NNENE-PC-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.2 mi away/1,705 ft/142 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CroftonCRFN1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.4 mi away/1,696 ft/151 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Bazile Creek AT Center, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.6 mi from Magnet, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,385 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.45 inHg and the temperature at 54.1 F.

Section from sea level of where Bazile Creek AT Center stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,385 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.45 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBCN1FIG. D WHERE BAZILE CREEK AT CENTER 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 ATMOSPHEREBAZILE CREEK AT CENTER5 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,385 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 HERE28.45 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.1 FTITLEBazile Creek AT Center, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP CBCN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CBCN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.62 N, and the day is 10 h 52 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Bazile Creek AT Center, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBCN1FIG. E THE SUN AT BAZILE CREEK AT CENTERELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.62 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBazile Creek AT Center, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP CBCN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CBCN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,385 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:00 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Bazile Creek AT Center, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 16, 2026, 12:00 pm local time.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CBCN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 16, 2026, 12:00 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 16, 2026, 12:00 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE-PRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBazile Creek AT Center, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP CBCN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CBCN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Bazile Creek AT Center, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Magnet

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