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Whitney, Nebraska

Village in Dawes County, Nebraska

Air quality

The air at Whitney

Index 37, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Wind Cave (SD), 55 miles off.

37Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)37Good-
  • Ozone36Good-
  • Coarse particles (PM10)6Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 31, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Whitney

0.88 in in the last 24 hours, 1.00 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.88in
Last 3 days
1.00in

Visibility

How far you can see at Whitney, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

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

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Whitney, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.3 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

ChadronCDR

At an airfield/8.9 mi away/3,278 ft/139 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank10of 681

measured daily2 instruments

Crawford 3.3 ENENE-DS-4

In a volunteer observer's own ground/7.3 mi away/3,609 ft/192 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Chadron 3SWCHDN1

At a cooperative observer's station/10.4 mi away/3,356 ft/61 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank576of 681

Station report

The weather at Citizen station EW9032, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 13.3 mi from Whitney, Nebraska. From its report of undefined: 3 of its 4 sheets.

The wind

From the west southwest (247 degrees) at 6 mph, gusting 12 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Citizen station EW9032, north up: blowing from 247 degrees, the west southwest, at 6 miles an hour, gusting 12; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9032FIG. C THE WIND AT CITIZEN STATION EW9032PLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 247°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 6 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE8GUST, 12 MPH4MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLECitizen station EW9032, the windSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9032TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9032-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The column

At 3,379 ft above sea level, 12 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 26.44 inHg and the temperature at 46.9 F; the station's altimeter setting of 30.65 inHg means its barometer reads 27.09 inHg; it reports 39.0 F, 7.9 F colder than standard.

Section from sea level of where Citizen station EW9032 stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 3,379 feet above sea level with 12 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 26.44 inches of mercury, and temperature, 46.9 degrees Fahrenheit; the altimeter setting of 30.65 and the station pressure it means, 27.09.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9032FIG. D WHERE CITIZEN STATION EW9032 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 EW903212 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT3,379 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 HERE26.44 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE46.9 FALTIMETER SETTING, REPORTED30.65 inHgITS BAROMETER READS27.09 inHgTEMPERATURE, REPORTED39.0 FTITLECitizen station EW9032, the columnSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9032TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9032-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Oct 16 the noon sun stands 38 degrees above the horizon at 42.83 N, and the day is 10 h 52 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 Citizen station EW9032, angles true: on Oct 16 it stands 38 degrees above the horizon, against 71 at the June solstice, 47 at the equinoxes and 24 at the December solstice; the day is 10 h 52 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT EW9032FIG. E THE SUN AT CITIZEN STATION EW9032ELEVATION 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 47°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 24°OCT 16, 38°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 10 H 52 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 62 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 42.83 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -9.1°TITLECitizen station EW9032, the sunSTATION REPORT · CWOP EW9032TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 4DATE2026-10-16IDSR-EW9032-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The full report of Citizen station EW9032, in 4 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Chadron 3SW (CHDN1), 10.4 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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Near Whitney

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Near Whitney

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