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Seneca, Nebraska

Community in Thomas County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Seneca

0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 0.15 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.10in
Last 3 days
0.15in

Visibility

How far you can see at Seneca, the next 45 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Seneca, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 10.9 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

ThedfordTIF

At an airfield/14.4 mi away/2,911 ft/69 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank170of 681

HalseyHSYN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/30.5 mi away/2,697 ft/283 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank131of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Mullen 0.2 NNENE-HR-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/10.9 mi away/3,214 ft/234 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Kilgore 41SSWMUEN1

At a cooperative observer's station/23.5 mi away/3,150 ft/170 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Halsey, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 30.5 mi from Seneca, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 15, 2026, 10:23 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

41.0 F with a dew point of 26.5 F, 56 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at Halsey: temperature 41.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 26.5, 56 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSYN1FIG. B THE AIR AT HALSEYTHE 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 3,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 23.4 FTEMPERATURE 41.0 FDEW POINT 26.5 FSPREAD 14.5 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 56 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 POINTTITLEHalsey, the airSTATION REPORT · DCP HSYN1TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSYN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north northwest (330 degrees) at 15 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 43 mph.

Plan of the wind at Halsey, north up: blowing from 330 degrees, the north northwest, at 15 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSYN1FIG. C THE WIND AT HALSEYPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 330°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 15 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHalsey, the windSTATION REPORT · DCP HSYN1TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSYN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,697 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.12 inHg and the temperature at 49.4 F; it reports 41.0 F, 8.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Halsey stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,697 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.12 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSYN1FIG. D WHERE HALSEY 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 ATMOSPHEREHALSEY9 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,697 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 HERE27.12 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED41.0 FTITLEHalsey, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP HSYN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-HSYN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Halsey, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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