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Minden, Nebraska

City in Kearney County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Minden

0.50 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.50in
Last 3 days
1.10in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Minden, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

D7-RWIS 6 174.24NE060

Beside a road/6.1 mi away/2,171 ft/4 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Kearney MuniEAR

At an airfield/16.2 mi away/2,131 ft/44 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 681

measured daily2 instruments

MindenMINN1

At a cooperative observer's station/1.3 mi away/2,156 ft/19 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank25of 681

Axtell 0.2 ENENE-KE-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.2 mi away/2,229 ft/54 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW7523, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.4 mi from Minden, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (338 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 23 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW7523, north up: blowing from 338 degrees, the north northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 23; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW7523FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW7523PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 338°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 23 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW7523, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW7523TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW7523-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,078 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.74 inHg and the temperature at 51.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.53 inHg means its barometer reads 28.31 inHg; it reports 45.0 F, 6.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW7523 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,078 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.74 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.53 and the station pressure it means, 28.31.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW7523FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW7523 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 GW75237 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,078 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 HERE27.74 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.53 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.31 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLECitizen station GW7523, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW7523TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW7523-2DRAWN 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 40.67 N, and the day is 10 h 57 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW7523, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 57 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW7523FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW7523ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 57 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.67 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW7523, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW7523TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW7523-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW7523, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Minden (MINN1), 1.3 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 11:03. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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