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Wellfleet, Nebraska

Village in Lincoln County, Nebraska

Precipitation

What has fallen at Wellfleet

0.08 in in the last 24 hours, 0.16 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.08in
Last 3 days
0.16in

Visibility

How far you can see at Wellfleet, the next 43 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 7 PM.

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

What is measuring near here

The 6 instruments nearest Wellfleet, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.0 miles away.

measured now4 instruments

North PlatteLBF

At an airfield/25.7 mi away/2,769 ft/50 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank99of 681

McCookMKRN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/39.5 mi away/2,467 ft/352 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank384of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Maywood 0.2 ENENE-FR-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/2,667 ft/152 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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CurtisCTSN1

At a cooperative observer's station/13.5 mi away/2,736 ft/83 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Medicine Creek, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 1.0 mi from Wellfleet, Nebraska. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:21 AM local time: 3 of its 5 sheets.

The air

40.6 F with a dew point of 23.9 F, 51 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 3,800 ft up.

Chart of the air at Medicine Creek: temperature 40.6 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.9, 51 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 3,800 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE059FIG. B THE AIR AT MEDICINE CREEKTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,00010 F20 F30 F40 F50 FSATURATES 3,800 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 20.5 FTEMPERATURE 40.6 FDEW POINT 23.9 FSPREAD 16.7 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 51 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 POINTTITLEMedicine Creek, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE059TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE059-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the northwest (315 degrees) at 8 mph: force 3, a gentle breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Medicine Creek, north up: blowing from 315 degrees, the northwest, at 8 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 3, gentle breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE059FIG. C THE WIND AT MEDICINE CREEKPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 315°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE8NOW, 8 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEMedicine Creek, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE059TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE059-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 2,753 ft above sea level, 10 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 27.06 inHg and the temperature at 49.2 F; it reports 40.6 F, 8.5 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Medicine Creek stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 2,753 feet above sea level with 10 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 27.06 inches of mercury, and temperature, 49.2 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NE059FIG. D WHERE MEDICINE CREEK 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 ATMOSPHEREMEDICINE CREEK10 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT2,753 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 HERE27.06 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE49.2 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED40.6 FTITLEMedicine Creek, the columnSTATION REPORT · RWIS NE059TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 5DATE2026-10-16IDSR-NE059-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The full report of Medicine Creek, in 5 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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