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Platte Center, Nebraska

Village in Platte County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Platte Center

Index 23, good, led by fine particles. Read at 2 AM from its reporting area, WTN2 (NE), 63 miles off.

23Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)23Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)13Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 41 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Platte Center

0.88 in in the last 24 hours, 0.92 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 2 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.88in
Last 3 days
0.92in

Visibility

How far you can see at Platte Center, the next 41 hours

Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Platte Center, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

Columbus MuniOLU

At an airfield/9.8 mi away/1,438 ft/103 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank5of 681

measured daily2 instruments

ColumbusCOLN1

At a cooperative observer's station/9.8 mi away/1,506 ft/35 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank42of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station CW2071, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.1 mi from Platte Center, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (295 degrees) at 8 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station CW2071, north up: blowing from 295 degrees, the west northwest, at 8 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2071FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION CW2071PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 295°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station CW2071, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2071TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2071-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,470 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.39 inHg means its barometer reads 28.81 inHg; it reports 46.0 F, 7.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station CW2071 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,470 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.39 and the station pressure it means, 28.81.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2071FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION CW2071 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 CW20715 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,470 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.39 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.81 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED46.0 FTITLECitizen station CW2071, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2071TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2071-2DRAWN 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 41.44 N, and the day is 10 h 55 min long. Level ground there takes 64 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station CW2071, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 49 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT CW2071FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION CW2071ELEVATION 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 72°EQUINOXES 49°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.44 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station CW2071, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP CW2071TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-CW2071-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station CW2071, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Columbus (COLN1), 9.8 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 23:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.

Near Platte Center

The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.

Near Platte Center

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