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Sholes, Nebraska

Village in Wayne County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Sholes

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 5 AM from its reporting area, WTN2 (NE), 33 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)11Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Sholes

0.39 in in the last 24 hours, 0.76 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.39in
Last 3 days
0.76in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Sholes, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 9.9 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WayneLCG

At an airfield/17.2 mi away/1,419 ft/321 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Pierce 7.7 NNENE-PC-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/9.9 mi away/1,705 ft/35 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

PiercePIRN1

At a cooperative observer's station/15.0 mi away/1,587 ft/153 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank13of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW5795, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 20.7 mi from Sholes, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northeast (36 degrees) at 11 mph, gusting 18 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW5795, north up: blowing from 36 degrees, the northeast, at 11 miles an hour, gusting 18; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5795FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW5795PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 36°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 11 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 18 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW5795, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5795TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5795-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,588 ft above sea level, 6 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.24 inHg and the temperature at 53.3 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.50 inHg means its barometer reads 28.79 inHg; it reports 45.0 F, 8.3 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW5795 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,588 feet above sea level with 6 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.24 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.3 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.50 and the station pressure it means, 28.79.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5795FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW5795 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 GW57956 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,588 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 HERE28.24 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.3 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.50 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.79 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED45.0 FTITLECitizen station GW5795, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5795TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5795-2DRAWN 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 42.05 N, and the day is 10 h 54 min long. Level ground there takes 63 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station GW5795, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 54 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW5795FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW5795ELEVATION 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 71°EQUINOXES 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 54 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 63 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.05 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW5795, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW5795TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW5795-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW5795, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Pierce (PIRN1), 15.0 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Sholes

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

Near Sholes

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