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Stratton, Nebraska

Village in Hitchcock County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Stratton

Index 13, good, led by fine particles. Read at 3 AM from its reporting area, Goodland (KS), 61 miles off.

13Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)13Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)10Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 13, good.

Smoke, the next 40 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Stratton

0.01 in in the last 24 hours, 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.01in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

How far you can see at Stratton, the next 40 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Stratton, 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 now5 instruments

Johnson FarmS2111

At a soil climate station/30.1 mi away/3,341 ft/521 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank500of 681

measured daily2 instruments

StrattonSONN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.2 mi away/2,887 ft/67 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Benkelman 4.5 NNWNE-DU-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/18.8 mi away/3,234 ft/414 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW9525, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 23.7 mi from Stratton, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west northwest (302 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 10 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW9525, north up: blowing from 302 degrees, the west northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 10; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9525FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW9525PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 302°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW9525, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9525TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9525-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,702 ft above sea level, 9 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.11 inHg and the temperature at 49.4 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.63 inHg means its barometer reads 27.76 inHg; it reports 39.0 F, 10.4 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW9525 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,702 feet above sea level with 9 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.11 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.4 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.63 and the station pressure it means, 27.76.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9525FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW9525 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 EW95259 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,702 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 HERE27.11 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.4 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.63 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.76 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.0 FTITLECitizen station EW9525, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9525TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9525-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 41 degrees above the horizon at 40.13 N, and the day is 10 h 58 min long. Level ground there takes 65 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Citizen station EW9525, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 41 degrees above the horizon, against 73 at the June solstice, 50 at the equinoxes and 26 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 58 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9525FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW9525ELEVATION 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 73°EQUINOXES 50°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 26°OCT 16, 41°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 58 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.13 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW9525, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9525TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9525-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW9525, 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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Near Stratton

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