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Maxwell, Nebraska

Village in Lincoln County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Maxwell

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.13 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.13in

Visibility

How far you can see at Maxwell, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Maxwell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

North PlatteLBF

At an airfield/8.0 mi away/2,769 ft/57 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank99of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Brady 0.0 ENE-LC-6

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.1 mi away/2,656 ft/56 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank40of 681

BradyBRYN1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.1 mi away/2,667 ft/45 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank29of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW6000, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.2 mi from Maxwell, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (315 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 13 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW6000, north up: blowing from 315 degrees, the northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 13; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6000FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW6000PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 315°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW6000, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6000TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6000-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,796 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.02 inHg and the temperature at 49.0 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.54 inHg means its barometer reads 27.58 inHg; it reports 42.0 F, 7.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW6000 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,796 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.02 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.0 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.54 and the station pressure it means, 27.58.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6000FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW6000 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 EW600010 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,796 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 HERE27.02 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.0 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.54 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.58 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.0 FTITLECitizen station EW6000, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6000TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6000-2DRAWN 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 41.13 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 EW6000, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW6000FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW6000ELEVATION 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 25°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 41.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW6000, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW6000TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW6000-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW6000, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Brady (BRYN1), 9.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:00. measured daily

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