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Odessa, Nebraska

Community in Buffalo County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Odessa

0.30 in in the last 24 hours, 0.38 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.30in
Last 3 days
0.38in

Visibility

How far you can see at Odessa, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 5 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Odessa, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 5.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Kearney MuniEAR

At an airfield/13.3 mi away/2,131 ft/88 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank6of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Riverdale 3.7 WSWNE-BF-12

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.2 mi away/2,303 ft/84 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Kearney 4NEKRNN1

At a cooperative observer's station/12.9 mi away/2,133 ft/86 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank640of 681

Station report

The weather at Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.5 mi from Odessa, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:40 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

47.3 F with a dew point of 27.0 F, 45 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 4,600 ft up.

Chart of the air at Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01: temperature 47.3 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 27.0, 45 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 4,600 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE011FIG. B THE AIR AT ELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.01THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 F60 FSATURATES 4,600 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 22.8 FTEMPERATURE 47.3 FDEW POINT 27.0 FSPREAD 20.2 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 45 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 POINTTITLEElm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE011TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE011-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (315 degrees) at 18 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, north up: blowing from 315 degrees, the northwest, at 18 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE011FIG. C THE WIND AT ELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.01PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 315°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEElm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE011TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE011-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,249 ft above sea level, 8 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.57 inHg and the temperature at 51.0 F; it reports 47.3 F, 3.7 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,249 feet above sea level with 8 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 51.0 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE011FIG. D WHERE ELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.01 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 ATMOSPHEREELM CREEK ON I-80 @ MP 257.018 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,249 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 HERE27.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE51.0 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED47.3 FTITLEElm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE011TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE011-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Kearney 4NE (KRNN1), 12.9 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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