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Van Tassell, Wyoming

Town in Niobrara County, Wyoming

Air quality

The air at Van Tassell

Index 34, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Scottsbluff (NE), 59 miles off.

34Good
  • Fine particles (PM2.5)34Good-

The days ahead

Yesterday measured 30, good.

Smoke, the next 42 hours

No smoke near the ground through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

Precipitation

What has fallen at Van Tassell

0.59 in in the last 24 hours, 0.68 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.

Last 24 hours
0.59in
Last 3 days
0.68in

Visibility

How far you can see at Van Tassell, the next 42 hours

Visibility stays 10 miles or more through Sat 6 PM.

FriSat

On the radar over Van Tassell, WyomingReflectivityStorm topsRain rateRain, last 24 hoursForecast temperatureForecast rain totalEvery picture

What is measuring near here

The 3 instruments nearest Van Tassell, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.4 miles away.

measured now1 instrument

measured daily2 instruments

Nr Jay EmDDEW4

At a cooperative observer's station/12.6 mi away/4,872 ft/134 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank735of 971

Station report

The weather at US20 - Van Tassell, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 3.4 mi from Van Tassell, Wyoming. From its report of Oct 16, 2026, 12:42 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

No cloud reported; visibility 6.25 mi.

Section of the sky over US20 - Van Tassell, height above the station to scale: no cloud reported, and visibility of 6.25 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WY60FIG. A THE SKY OVER US20 - VAN TASSELLSECTION, HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALE, EACH LAYER AT THE HEIGHT OF ITS BASE AS REPORTED; COVER IN EIGHTHS OF THE SKY; TOPS NOT MEASUREDFT ABOVE THE STATION05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,000ETAGESLOWTHE STATIONNO CLOUD REPORTEDVISIBILITY, MILES: 6.25 MI0510TITLEUS20 - Van Tassell, the skySTATION REPORT · RWIS WY60TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WY60-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001

The air

33.8 F with a dew point of 23.7 F, 66 per cent relative humidity. Air lifted from the station would cool to its dew point, where cloud forms, about 2,300 ft up.

Chart of the air at US20 - Van Tassell: temperature 33.8 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 23.7, 66 per cent relative humidity; air lifted from the station cools along the dry rate and meets its dew point about 2,300 feet above the station; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WY60FIG. B THE AIR AT US20 - VAN TASSELLTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00010 F20 F30 F40 FSATURATES 2,300 FT ABOVE THE STATION, AT 21.5 FTEMPERATURE 33.8 FDEW POINT 23.7 FSPREAD 10.1 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 66 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 POINTTITLEUS20 - Van Tassell, the airSTATION REPORT · RWIS WY60TYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WY60-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the north (351 degrees) at 20 mph, gusting 29 mph: force 5, a fresh breeze on the Beaufort scale. The strongest gust today was 32 mph.

Plan of the wind at US20 - Van Tassell, north up: blowing from 351 degrees, the north, at 20 miles an hour, gusting 29; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 5, fresh breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT WY60FIG. C THE WIND AT US20 - VAN TASSELLPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 351°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE19NOW, 20 MPH6STRONG BREEZE25GUST, 29 MPH7NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEUS20 - Van Tassell, the windSTATION REPORT · RWIS WY60TYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-10-16IDSR-WY60-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008

The full report of US20 - Van Tassell, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

0in

Snow on the ground

Measured at Nr Jay Em (DDEW4), 12.6 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 07:00. measured daily

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