Storm Station
Cowles, Nebraska
64°
Mostly clear· Feels like 64°·Light air 4 mph ESE
Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. East northeast wind around 5 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
97%Humidity
29%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Cowles, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 6.3 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

Campbell HWY 4 @ MP 49.7NE050

Beside a road/16.1 mi away/2,035 ft/240 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank-

Ayr 3SW - Little Blue RiverAYRN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/16.4 mi away/1,844 ft/49 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank355of 400

HastingsHSI

At an airfield/30.1 mi away/1,942 ft/147 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank4of 400

measured daily2 instruments

Red CloudREDN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.3 mi away/1,736 ft/59 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Campbell 0.2 SSENE-FK-1

In a volunteer observer's own ground/17.2 mi away/2,042 ft/247 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Hastings, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 30.1 mi from Cowles. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 4:53 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Broken at 200 ft; the ceiling is 200 ft; visibility 6 mi.

Section of the sky over Hastings, height above the station to scale: broken cloud with its base at 200 feet, the ceiling at 200 feet, and visibility of 6 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSIFIG. A THE SKY OVER HASTINGSSECTION, 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 STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETBKN 200 FTBROKEN, 5 TO 7 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 200 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 6 MI0510TITLEHastings, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS HSITYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSI-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

62.0 F with a dew point of 62.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 200 ft.

Chart of the air at Hastings: temperature 62.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 62.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 200 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSIFIG. B THE AIR AT HASTINGSTHE REPORTED TEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT, AND AIR LIFTED FROM THE STATION WITHOUT MIXING UNTIL IT SATURATES; HEIGHT ABOVE THE STATION TO SCALEFT ABOVE THE STATION01,0002,0003,00050 F60 F70 FSATURATED AT THE GROUNDLOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, BKN 200 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 62.0 F, 62.0 FRELATIVE HUMIDITY 100 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 POINTTITLEHastings, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSITYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSI-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the southeast (130 degrees) at 3 mph: force 1, a light air on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Hastings, north up: blowing from 130 degrees, the southeast, at 3 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 1, light air, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT HSIFIG. C THE WIND AT HASTINGSPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 130°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR1NOW, 3 MPH2LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEHastings, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS HSITYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-HSI-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Hastings, in 6 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 Cowles

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