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Waterloo, Nebraska

Village in Douglas County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Waterloo

Index 31, good, led by fine particles. Read at 10 PM from its reporting area, Omaha (NE), 16 miles off.

31Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)31Good16.6 mi
  • Ozone22Good23 ppb16.6 mi
  • Coarse particles (PM10)20Good16.6 mi
  • Sulfur dioxide0Good0.1 ppb16.6 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 45 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Waterloo

1.45 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Thu 10 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
1.45in
Last 3 days
1.45in

Visibility

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

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

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 8 instruments nearest Waterloo, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.9 miles away.

measured now6 instruments

MillardMLE

At an airfield/10.9 mi away/1,057 ft/67 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank114of 681

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/31.4 mi away/1,214 ft/90 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank502of 681

Lincoln 8 ENE94995

At a climate reference station/33.8 mi away/1,189 ft/65 ft above here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank496of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Waterloo 2.3 SSWNE-DG-5

In a volunteer observer's own ground/2.0 mi away/1,118 ft/6 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Citizen station N9XTN-3, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 5.4 mi from Waterloo, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the north northwest (338 degrees) at 10 mph, gusting 16 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station N9XTN-3, north up: blowing from 338 degrees, the north northwest, at 10 miles an hour, gusting 16; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N9XTN-3FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION N9XTN-3PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 338°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 10 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE13GUST, 16 MPH5FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station N9XTN-3, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP N9XTN-3TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N9XTN3-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 1,150 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.70 inHg and the temperature at 54.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.29 inHg means its barometer reads 29.05 inHg; it reports 49.0 F, 5.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station N9XTN-3 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,150 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.70 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.29 and the station pressure it means, 29.05.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT N9XTN-3FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION N9XTN-3 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 N9XTN-34 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,150 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 HERE28.70 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.29 inHgITS BAROMETER READS29.05 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED49.0 FTITLECitizen station N9XTN-3, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP N9XTN-3TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N9XTN3-2DRAWN 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 N9XTN-3, 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 N9XTN-3FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION N9XTN-3ELEVATION 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 N9XTN-3, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP N9XTN-3TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-N9XTN3-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station N9XTN-3, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Valley 1WNW - OAX WFO (OAXN1), 4.8 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 18:59. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Waterloo

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Near Waterloo

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