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Merna, Nebraska

Village in Custer County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Merna

0.22 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.22in
Last 3 days
0.22in

Visibility

How far you can see at Merna, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Merna, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Arcadia HWY 70NE052

Beside a road/29.2 mi away/2,300 ft/359 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

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measured daily2 instruments

Merna 0.1 NNENE-CU-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.1 mi away/2,668 ft/9 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank147of 681

Broken Bow 2 WBKNN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.7 mi away/2,500 ft/159 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Middle Loup River AT Dunning, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 29.7 mi from Merna, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:45 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 2,608 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.21 inHg and the temperature at 49.7 F; it reports 42.3 F, 7.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Middle Loup River AT Dunning stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,608 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.21 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.7 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNGN1FIG. D WHERE MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT DUNNING 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 ATMOSPHEREMIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT DUNNING9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,608 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 HERE27.21 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.7 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED42.3 FTITLEMiddle Loup River AT Dunning, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP DNGN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DNGN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 39 degrees above the horizon at 41.83 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Middle Loup River AT Dunning, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNGN1FIG. E THE SUN AT MIDDLE LOUP RIVER AT DUNNINGELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEMiddle Loup River AT Dunning, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP DNGN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DNGN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 2,608 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:45 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Middle Loup River AT Dunning, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 9:45 pm local time; air temperature, 42.3 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT DNGN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 9:45 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 9:45 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE42.3 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMiddle Loup River AT Dunning, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP DNGN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-DNGN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Middle Loup River AT Dunning, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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