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Syracuse, Nebraska

City in Otoe County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Syracuse

Index 21, good, led by fine particles. Read at 11 PM from its reporting area, Lincoln (NE), 28 miles off.

21Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)21Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 16, good.

Smoke, the next 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 7 PM.

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Precipitation

What has fallen at Syracuse

None in the last 24 hours; 0.64 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.64in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 7 PM, lowest 10 miles Sun 8 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Syracuse, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.8 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/19.9 mi away/1,214 ft/138 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank509of 686

Lincoln 8 ENE94995

At a climate reference station/23.3 mi away/1,189 ft/113 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank501of 686

measured daily2 instruments

SyracuseSYCN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.8 mi away/1,027 ft/49 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at D2-RWIS 50 69.94, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 17.4 mi from Syracuse, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 11:01 PM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

37.6 F with a dew point of 28.7 F, 70 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,000 ft up.

Chart of the air at D2-RWIS 50 69.94: temperature 37.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 28.7, 70 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,000 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE061FIG. B THE AIR AT D2-RWIS 50 69.94THE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00020 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 2,000 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 26.8 FTEMPERATURE 37.6 FDEW POINT 28.7 FSPREAD 8.9 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 70 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 POINTTITLED2-RWIS 50 69.94, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE061TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NE061-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the west northwest (297 degrees) at 2 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at D2-RWIS 50 69.94, north up: blowing from 297 degrees, the west northwest, at 2 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE061FIG. C THE WIND AT D2-RWIS 50 69.94PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 297°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 2 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLED2-RWIS 50 69.94, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE061TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NE061-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,294 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.55 inHg and the temperature at 54.4 F; it reports 37.6 F, 16.8 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where D2-RWIS 50 69.94 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,294 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.55 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.4 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE061FIG. D WHERE D2-RWIS 50 69.94 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 ATMOSPHERED2-RWIS 50 69.945 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,294 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 HERE28.55 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.4 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED37.6 FTITLED2-RWIS 50 69.94, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE061TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-17IDSR-NE061-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of D2-RWIS 50 69.94, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Syracuse (SYCN1), 0.8 miles from here, read 12 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Syracuse

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

Near Syracuse

River and lake gauges