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Newport, Nebraska

Village in Rock County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Newport

0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.23 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.19in
Last 3 days
0.23in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Newport, 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 now2 instruments

measured daily2 instruments

NewportNWPN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.1 mi away/2,228 ft/4 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Stuart 0.4 NNWNE-HT-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.5 mi away/2,172 ft/60 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 2.3 mi from Newport, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 11:18 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

38.7 F with a dew point of 33.3 F, 81 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,200 ft up.

Chart of the air at Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273: temperature 38.7 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 33.3, 81 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,200 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE030FIG. B THE AIR AT NEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 273THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 1,200 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 32.2 FTEMPERATURE 38.7 FDEW POINT 33.3 FSPREAD 5.3 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 81 PER CENTTHE AIR COOLS ABOUT 5.4 F EACH 1,000 FT IT RISES, AND ITS DEW POINT ABOUT 1 FSOLID: THE LIFTED AIR'S TEMPERATURE; DASHED: ITS DEW POINTTITLENewport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE030TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE030-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE030FIG. C THE WIND AT NEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 273PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLENewport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE030TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE030-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,211 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.61 inHg and the temperature at 51.1 F; it reports 38.7 F, 12.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,211 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE030FIG. D WHERE NEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 273 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 ATMOSPHERENEWPORT ON HWY 20 @ MP 2738 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,211 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 HERE27.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED38.7 FTITLENewport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE030TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE030-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Newport on HWY 20 @ MP 273, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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