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Parks, Nebraska

Community in Dundy County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Parks

Index 14, good, led by coarse particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 48 miles off.

14Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)14Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 18, good.

Smoke, the next 44 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Parks

0.03 in in the last 24 hours, 0.12 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.03in
Last 3 days
0.12in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Parks, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Johnson FarmS2111

At a soil climate station/22.7 mi away/3,341 ft/241 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank500of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Benkelman 4.5 NNWNE-DU-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.9 mi away/3,234 ft/134 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

BenkelmanBNKN1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/3,084 ft/16 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.3 mi from Parks, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:45 PM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 3,219 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.60 inHg and the temperature at 47.5 F; it reports 44.8 F, 2.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,219 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.60 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.5 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HBCN1FIG. D WHERE BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE HAIGLER 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 ATMOSPHEREBUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE HAIGLER11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,219 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 HERE26.60 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.5 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED44.8 FTITLEBUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP HBCN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HBCN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 40.04 N, and the day is 10 h 58 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 BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 27 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HBCN1FIG. E THE SUN AT BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE HAIGLERELEVATION 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 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 27°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.04 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLEBUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP HBCN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HBCN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 3,219 ft above sea level. Its report of Oct 15, 2026, 9:45 PM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard oct 15, 2026, 9:45 pm local time; air temperature, 44.8 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HBCN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, OCT 15, 2026, 9:45 PM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD OCT 15, 2026, 9:45 PM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE44.8 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEBUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP HBCN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HBCN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of BUFFALO CREEK 4 ENE Haigler, in 3 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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