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Paxton, Nebraska

Village in Keith County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Paxton

0.02 in in the last 24 hours, 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.02in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Paxton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 12.0 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

OgallalaOGA

At an airfield/21.5 mi away/3,256 ft/179 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank129of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Ogallala 0.8 ESENE-KT-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.2 mi away/3,220 ft/143 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Sutherland & I-80 @ MP 158, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 12.0 mi from Paxton, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:11 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

39.0 F with a dew point of 22.0 F, 50 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Sutherland & I-80 @ MP 158: temperature 39.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 22.0, 50 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE005FIG. B THE AIR AT SUTHERLAND & I-80 @ MP 158THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 18.5 FTEMPERATURE 39.0 FDEW POINT 22.0 FSPREAD 17.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 50 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 POINTTITLESutherland & I-80 @ MP 158, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE005TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE005-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Sutherland & I-80 @ MP 158, 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 NE005FIG. C THE WIND AT SUTHERLAND & I-80 @ MP 158PLAN, 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 FORCE73TITLESutherland & I-80 @ MP 158, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE005TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE005-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,068 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.75 inHg and the temperature at 48.1 F; it reports 39.0 F, 9.0 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Sutherland & I-80 @ MP 158 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,068 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.75 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE005FIG. D WHERE SUTHERLAND & I-80 @ MP 158 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 ATMOSPHERESUTHERLAND & I-80 @ MP 15811 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,068 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 HERE26.75 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.0 FTITLESutherland & I-80 @ MP 158, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE005TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE005-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Sutherland & I-80 @ MP 158, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at North Platte River 8 N Kingsley Dam (KNGN1), 17.3 miles from here, read 13 Oct, 06:00. measured daily

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