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Venango, Nebraska

Village in Perkins County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Venango

None in the last 24 hours; 0.06 in over the last 3 days, to Sat 4 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.00in
Last 3 days
0.06in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Mon 12 AM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Venango, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 13.3 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

GrantGGF

At an airfield/17.8 mi away/3,422 ft/172 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank8of 686

Johnson FarmS2111

At a soil climate station/31.8 mi away/3,341 ft/253 ft below here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank495of 686

measured daily2 instruments

Lamar 4.1 ENENE-CS-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/13.3 mi away/3,471 ft/123 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Big SpringsBGSN1

At a cooperative observer's station/20.5 mi away/3,448 ft/146 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Johnson Farm, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 31.8 mi from Venango, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 17, 2026, 4:00 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The air

25.9 F with a dew point of 21.1 F, 82 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 1,100 ft up.

Chart of the air at Johnson Farm: temperature 25.9 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 21.1, 82 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 1,100 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2111FIG. B THE AIR AT JOHNSON FARMTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 1,100 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.1 FTEMPERATURE 25.9 FDEW POINT 21.1 FSPREAD 4.8 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 82 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 POINTTITLEJohnson Farm, the airSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2111TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-S2111-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The column

At 3,341 ft above sea level, 11 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.48 inHg and the temperature at 47.1 F; it reports 25.9 F, 21.2 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Johnson Farm stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,341 feet above sea level with 11 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.48 inches of mercury, and temperature, 47.1 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2111FIG. D WHERE JOHNSON FARM 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 ATMOSPHEREJOHNSON FARM11 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,341 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 HERE26.48 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE47.1 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED25.9 FTITLEJohnson Farm, the columnSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2111TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-S2111-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 17 the noon sun stands 40 degrees above the horizon at 40.37 N, and the day is 10 h 55 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 Johnson Farm, angles true: on Oct 17 it stands 40 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 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT S2111FIG. E THE SUN AT JOHNSON FARMELEVATION 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 17, 40°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 65 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 40.37 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.5°TITLEJohnson Farm, the sunSTATION REPORT · SCAN S2111TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-17IDSR-S2111-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Johnson Farm, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

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