Storm Station
Oakland, Nebraska
65°
Partly cloudy· Feels like 65°·Light breeze 5 mph SSE
Areas of fog before 10am, then a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms between 2pm and 3pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 72. East wind around 6 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
-UV
-Air quality
93%Humidity
67%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 5 instruments nearest Oakland, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 7.1 miles away.

measured now3 instruments

TekamahTQE

At an airfield/15.6 mi away/1,013 ft/319 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

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Maple Creek 4 NW NickersonNKRN1

At a river or reservoir gauge/19.4 mi away/1,237 ft/95 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank247of 400

D3-RWIS 35 48.65NE063

Beside a road/34.3 mi away/1,463 ft/131 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank347of 400

measured daily2 instruments

LyonsLYON1

At a cooperative observer's station/7.1 mi away/1,276 ft/56 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Herman 1.4 WNWNE-WS-13

In a volunteer observer's own ground/15.7 mi away/1,111 ft/221 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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Station report

The weather at Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, drawn

The nearest instrument reporting now, 19.4 mi from Oakland. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:45 AM local time: 3 of its 3 sheets.

The column

At 1,237 ft above sea level, 4 per cent of the atmosphere's air lies below the station. The standard atmosphere puts the pressure there at 28.61 inHg and the temperature at 54.6 F; it reports 59.7 F, 5.1 F warmer than standard.

Section from sea level of where Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson stands in the atmosphere, height to scale: the station 1,237 feet above sea level with 4 per cent of the air below it; the standard atmosphere's pressure there, 28.61 inches of mercury, and temperature, 54.6 degrees Fahrenheit.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKRN1FIG. D WHERE MAPLE CREEK 4 NW NICKERSON 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 ATMOSPHEREMAPLE CREEK 4 NW NICKERSON4 PER CENT OF THE AIR BELOW IT1,237 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 HERE28.61 inHgSTANDARD TEMPERATURE HERE54.6 FTEMPERATURE, REPORTED59.7 FTITLEMaple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, the columnSTATION REPORT · DCP NKRN1TYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NKRN1-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-001, FB-ENG-003

The sun

On Sep 27 the noon sun stands 47 degrees above the horizon at 41.56 N, and the day is 11 h 47 min long. Level ground there takes 73 per cent of the noon sunlight a surface facing the sun would.

Elevation of the noon sun at Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, angles true: on Sep 27 it stands 47 degrees above the horizon, against 72 at the June solstice, 48 at the equinoxes and 25 at the December solstice; the day is 11 h 47 min long.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKRN1FIG. E THE SUN AT MAPLE CREEK 4 NW NICKERSONELEVATION 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 48°DECEMBER SOLSTICE 25°SEP 27, 47°SOUTHANGLES TRUE; THE RAYS ARE OF ONE LENGTH AND DRAW DIRECTION ONLYDAY LENGTH 11 H 47 MINLEVEL GROUND TAKES 73 PER CENT OF THE NOON SUN A FACING SURFACE WOULDLATITUDE 41.56 N; THE SUN'S DECLINATION -1.9°TITLEMaple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, the sunSTATION REPORT · DCP NKRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALEANGLES TRUEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NKRN1-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-ENG-007

The instrument

A data collection platform, 1,237 ft above sea level. Its report of Sep 27, 2026, 6:45 AM local time is written on the sensors that made it.

Elevation of a data collection platform, Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, each sensor drawn and labelled with what it read: antenna, sending by satellite, last heard sep 27, 2026, 6:45 am local time; air temperature, 59.7 f.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT NKRN1FIG. F THE INSTRUMENTELEVATION OF A DATA COLLECTION PLATFORM, EACH SENSOR WITH WHAT IT READ, SEP 27, 2026, 6:45 AM LOCAL TIMEANTENNA, SENDING BY SATELLITELAST HEARD SEP 27, 2026, 6:45 AM LOCAL TIMEAIR TEMPERATURE59.7 FPRECIPITATION GAUGE-SCHEMATIC; THE SPACING BETWEEN SENSORS IS NOT TO SCALETITLEMaple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, the instrumentSTATION REPORT · DCP NKRN1TYPEELEVATIONSCALESCHEMATICREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 3DATE2026-09-27IDSR-NKRN1-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-INS-001

The full report of Maple Creek 4 NW Nickerson, in 3 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Lyons (LYON1), 7.1 miles from here, read 26 Sep, 07:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Oakland

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