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Stapleton, Nebraska

Village in Logan County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Stapleton

0.25 in in the last 24 hours, 0.28 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.25in
Last 3 days
0.28in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stapleton, the next 44 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Stapleton, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.2 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

North PlatteLBF

At an airfield/26.0 mi away/2,769 ft/142 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank99of 681

HalseyHSYN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/31.8 mi away/2,697 ft/214 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank131of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Stapleton 0.2 SSWNE-LG-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/0.2 mi away/2,909 ft/2 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Stapleton 5WSTAN1

At a cooperative observer's station/4.6 mi away/3,002 ft/91 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank469of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW7235, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.4 mi from Stapleton, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (306 degrees) at 14 mph, gusting 19 mph: force 4, a moderate breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW7235, north up: blowing from 306 degrees, the northwest, at 14 miles an hour, gusting 19; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 4, moderate breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW7235FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW7235PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 306°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13NOW, 14 MPH5FRESH BREEZE19GUST, 19 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW7235, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW7235TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW7235-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,923 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.89 inHg and the temperature at 48.6 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.53 inHg means its barometer reads 27.44 inHg; it reports 40.0 F, 8.6 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW7235 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,923 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.89 inches of mercury, and temperature, 48.6 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.53 and the station pressure it means, 27.44.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW7235FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW7235 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 EW723510 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,923 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 HERE26.89 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE48.6 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.53 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.44 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.0 FTITLECitizen station EW7235, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW7235TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW7235-2DRAWN 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 41.19 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 EW7235, 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 EW7235FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW7235ELEVATION 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 41.19 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW7235, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW7235TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW7235-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW7235, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Stapleton 5W (STAN1), 4.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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