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Wakefield, Nebraska

City in Dixon County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Wakefield

Index 22, good, led by fine particles. Read at 4 AM from its reporting area, WTN2 (NE), 11 miles off.

22Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)22Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)12Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 35, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sun 1 AM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wakefield

0.48 in in the last 24 hours, 0.72 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.48in
Last 3 days
0.72in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wakefield, the next 46 hours

Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 7 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wakefield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

WayneLCG

At an airfield/6.1 mi away/1,419 ft/23 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank279of 681

measured daily2 instruments

WakefieldWAKN1

At a cooperative observer's station/0.0 mi away/1,407 ft/11 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Wakefield 5.1 SSENE-TN-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.0 mi away/1,428 ft/32 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at D3-RWIS 35 48.65, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 7.4 mi from Wakefield, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 4:10 AM local time: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the northwest (315 degrees) at 19 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at D3-RWIS 35 48.65, north up: blowing from 315 degrees, the northwest, at 19 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE063FIG. C THE WIND AT D3-RWIS 35 48.65PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 315°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 19 MPH6STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLED3-RWIS 35 48.65, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE063TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE063-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,463 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.37 inHg and the temperature at 53.8 F.

Section from sea level of where D3-RWIS 35 48.65 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,463 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.37 inches of mercury, and temperature, 53.8 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE063FIG. D WHERE D3-RWIS 35 48.65 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 ATMOSPHERED3-RWIS 35 48.655 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,463 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 HERE28.37 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE53.8 FTITLED3-RWIS 35 48.65, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE063TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE063-2DRAWN 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 42.29 N, and the day is 10 h 53 min long. Level ground there takes 62 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at D3-RWIS 35 48.65, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 39 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 53 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE063FIG. E THE SUN AT D3-RWIS 35 48.65ELEVATION 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 24°OCT 16, 39°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 53 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.29 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLED3-RWIS 35 48.65, the sunSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE063TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE063-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of D3-RWIS 35 48.65, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Wakefield (WAKN1), 0.0 miles from here, read 11 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Wakefield

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

Near Wakefield

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