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Mitchell, Nebraska

City in Scotts Bluff County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Mitchell

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Scottsbluff (NE), 9 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Mitchell

0.29 in in the last 24 hours, 0.37 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.29in
Last 3 days
0.37in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Mitchell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.5 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ScottsbluffSBFN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/9.5 mi away/4,134 ft/181 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank109of 681

ScottsbluffBFF

At an airfield/12.0 mi away/3,948 ft/5 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank99of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Morrill 2.6 ENE-SB-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.4 mi away/3,976 ft/23 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Scottsbluff 2WNWDERN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.4 mi away/3,907 ft/46 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station E5175, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.5 mi from Mitchell, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (338 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station E5175, north up: blowing from 338 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E5175FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION E5175PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 338°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station E5175, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP E5175TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E5175-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,037 ft above sea level, 14 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.81 inHg and the temperature at 44.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.58 inHg means its barometer reads 26.37 inHg; it reports 44.0 F, 0.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station E5175 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,037 feet above sea level with 14 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.81 inches of mercury, and temperature, 44.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.58 and the station pressure it means, 26.37.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT E5175FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION E5175 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 E517514 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,037 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 HERE25.81 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE44.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.58 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.37 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.0 FTITLECitizen station E5175, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP E5175TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E5175-2DRAWN 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 41.96 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 Citizen station E5175, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 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 E5175FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION E5175ELEVATION 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 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 41.96 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station E5175, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP E5175TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-E5175-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station E5175, in 4 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 Mitchell

River and lake gauges