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Orchard, Nebraska

Village in Antelope County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Orchard

Index 24, good, led by ozone. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Santee Sioux Reservation (NE), 39 miles off.

24Good
  • Ozone24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 15, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Orchard

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

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
0.29in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Orchard, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.7 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Neligh4V9

At an airfield/18.6 mi away/1,739 ft/209 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank347of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Royal 3 NEROYN1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.8 mi away/1,798 ft/150 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Ewing 11.9 SNE-WH-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.5 mi away/1,982 ft/34 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank60of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW9774, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 6.7 mi from Orchard, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (332 degrees) at 13 mph, gusting 25 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW9774, north up: blowing from 332 degrees, the north northwest, at 13 miles an hour, gusting 25; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW9774FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW9774PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 332°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 13 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 25 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW9774, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9774TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW9774-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,931 ft above sea level, 7 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.89 inHg and the temperature at 52.1 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.34 inHg means its barometer reads 28.28 inHg; it reports 45.0 F, 7.1 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW9774 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,931 feet above sea level with 7 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 52.1 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.34 and the station pressure it means, 28.28.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW9774FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW9774 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 CW97747 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,931 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 HERE27.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE52.1 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.34 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.28 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLECitizen station CW9774, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9774TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW9774-2DRAWN 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 42.24 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW9774, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW9774FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW9774ELEVATION 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 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.24 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW9774, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW9774TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW9774-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW9774, 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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