Storm Station
Smithfield, Nebraska
63°
Clear· Feels like 63°·Light air 4 mph E
Widespread fog. Mostly cloudy. Low around 56, with temperatures rising to around 59 overnight. North northeast wind around 0 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
9%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 4 instruments nearest Smithfield, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 8.6 miles away.

measured now2 instruments

LexingtonLXN

At an airfield/15.2 mi away/2,396 ft/150 ft below here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank277of 400

Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01NE011

Beside a road/20.5 mi away/2,249 ft/297 ft below here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank379of 400

measured daily2 instruments

Canaday Steam PlantLEXN1

At a cooperative observer's station/8.6 mi away/2,365 ft/181 ft below here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

Rank-

Lexington 6.0 SWNE-DN-3

In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.1 mi away/2,491 ft/55 ft below here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

Rank-

Station report

The weather at Lexington, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 15.2 mi from Smithfield. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 3:55 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Overcast at 100 ft; the ceiling is 100 ft; visibility 1/4 mi.

Section of the sky over Lexington, height above the station to scale: overcast cloud with its base at 100 feet, the ceiling at 100 feet, and visibility of 1/4 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXNFIG. A THE SKY OVER LEXINGTONSECTION, 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 SHEETOVC 100 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 100 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 1/4 MI0510TITLELexington, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS LXNTYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXN-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

56.5 F with a dew point of 56.5 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 100 ft.

Chart of the air at Lexington: temperature 56.5 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 56.5, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 100 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXNFIG. B THE AIR AT LEXINGTONTHE 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, OVC 100 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 56.5 F, 56.5 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 POINTTITLELexington, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXNTYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXN-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

Calm.

Plan of the wind at Lexington, north up: calm; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 0, calm, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT LXNFIG. C THE WIND AT LEXINGTONPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONCALMBEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM0NOW, 0 MPH1LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE43GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLELexington, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS LXNTYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-LXN-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Lexington, in 6 sheets, each beside the Field Book plates that explain it

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Snow on the ground

Measured at Canaday Steam Plant (LEXN1), 8.6 miles from here, read 25 Sep, 08:00. measured daily

Elsewhere in Nebraska

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

Near Smithfield

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