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Potter, Nebraska

Village in Cheyenne County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Potter

Index 24, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Scottsbluff (NE), 49 miles off.

24Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)24Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 43 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Potter

None in the last 24 hours; 0.02 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 11 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.02in

Visibility

How far you can see at Potter, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Potter, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.1 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

KimballIBM

At an airfield/19.0 mi away/4,912 ft/513 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank2of 681

Bushnell 1SBSHN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.0 mi away/4,869 ft/470 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank346of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Potter 7.0 NNE-CN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.1 mi away/4,590 ft/191 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

SidneySIDN1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.3 mi away/4,331 ft/68 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station FW8225, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.0 mi from Potter, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (346 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 24 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station FW8225, north up: blowing from 346 degrees, the north northwest, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 24; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8225FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION FW8225PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 346°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station FW8225, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8225TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW8225-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 4,442 ft above sea level, 15 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 25.42 inHg and the temperature at 43.2 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.61 inHg means its barometer reads 26.01 inHg; it reports 38.0 F, 5.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station FW8225 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 4,442 feet above sea level with 15 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 25.42 inches of mercury, and temperature, 43.2 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.61 and the station pressure it means, 26.01.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8225FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION FW8225 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 FW822515 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT4,442 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 HERE25.42 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE43.2 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.61 inHgITS BAROMETER READS26.01 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED38.0 FTITLECitizen station FW8225, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8225TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW8225-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 41.07 N, and the day is 10 h 56 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 FW8225, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 40 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 56 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT FW8225FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION FW8225ELEVATION 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, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 56 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.07 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station FW8225, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP FW8225TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-FW8225-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station FW8225, 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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