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Washington, Nebraska

Village in Washington County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Washington

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Omaha (NE), 15 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good16.2 mi
  • Ozone22Good23 ppb15.1 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good16.2 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide4Good3.1 ppb15.1 mi
  • Carbon monoxide-0.1 ppm13.3 mi

The days ahead

Good each day through Fri Oct 16, led by fine particles. Yesterday measured 42, good.

Smoke, the next 46 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Washington

1.00 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 9 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.00in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

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

Visibility stays 7 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 4 AM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Washington, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

BlairBTA

At an airfield/5.2 mi away/1,301 ft/153 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank149of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Omaha 11.6 NNWNE-WS-19

In a volunteer observer's own ground/4.9 mi away/1,306 ft/158 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Ft Calhoun 4WFCLN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/1,266 ft/118 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station GW1647, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 4.8 mi from Washington, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (329 degrees) at 5 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station GW1647, north up: blowing from 329 degrees, the north northwest, at 5 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1647FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION GW1647PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 329°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station GW1647, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1647TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1647-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,275 ft above sea level, 5 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.57 inHg and the temperature at 54.5 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.29 inHg means its barometer reads 28.92 inHg; it reports 48.0 F, 6.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station GW1647 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,275 feet above sea level with 5 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.57 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.5 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.29 and the station pressure it means, 28.92.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1647FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION GW1647 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 GW16475 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,275 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 HERE28.57 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.5 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.29 inHgITS BAROMETER READS28.92 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED48.0 FTITLECitizen station GW1647, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1647TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1647-2DRAWN 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 41.33 N, and the day is 10 h 55 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 GW1647, 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 55 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT GW1647FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION GW1647ELEVATION 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 55 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 64 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.33 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station GW1647, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP GW1647TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-GW1647-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station GW1647, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Washington

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

Near Washington

River and lake gauges