Storm Station
Sterling, Nebraska
64°
Rain· Feels like 64°·Light breeze 5 mph SE
Patchy fog before 9am. Mostly cloudy. High near 75, with temperatures falling to around 71 in the afternoon. East wind 2 to 6 mph.
-UV
-Air quality
100%Humidity
67%Cloud

What is measuring near here

The 7 instruments nearest Sterling, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.8 miles away.

measured now5 instruments

S.Cortland on HWY 77 @ MP 37NE041

Beside a road/18.0 mi away/1,440 ft/232 ft above here

temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip

Rank338of 400

Beatrice MunicipBIE

At an airfield/22.7 mi away/1,309 ft/101 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure

Rank275of 400

Rogers Farm #1 ScanROFN1

On a farm or research station/27.2 mi away/1,215 ft/7 ft above here

temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure

Rank273of 400

Rodgers FarmS2001

At a soil climate station/27.2 mi away/1,214 ft/6 ft above here

temp, humidity, soil temp, soil moisture

Rank-

Lincoln 8 ENE94995

At a climate reference station/27.8 mi away/1,189 ft/19 ft below here

temp, humidity, wind, solar, precip

Rank-

measured daily2 instruments

Sterling 1.8 SSENE-JO-2

In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.8 mi away/1,294 ft/86 ft above here

precip, snowfall, snow depth

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AdamsADAN1

At a cooperative observer's station/6.9 mi away/1,247 ft/39 ft above here

snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low

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Station report

The weather at Beatrice Municip, drawn

The nearest airport reporting now, 22.7 mi from Sterling. From its report of Sep 27, 2026, 7:35 AM local time: 3 of its 6 sheets.

The sky

Scattered at 4,400 ft, overcast at 5,000 ft; the ceiling is 5,000 ft; visibility 5 mi.

Section of the sky over Beatrice Municip, height above the station to scale: scattered cloud with its base at 4,400 feet, overcast cloud with its base at 5,000 feet, the ceiling at 5,000 feet, and visibility of 5 mi.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BIEFIG. A THE SKY OVER BEATRICE MUNICIPSECTION, 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 STATION01,0002,0003,0004,0005,0006,0007,0008,000ETAGESLOWMIDDLETHE STATIONTHE CEILOMETER READS TO 12,000 FT, ABOVE THIS SHEETOVC 5,000 FTOVERCAST, 8 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYSCT 4,400 FTSCATTERED, 3 TO 4 EIGHTHS OF THE SKYCEILING 5,000 FTVISIBILITY, MILES: 5 MI0510TITLEBeatrice Municip, the skySTATION REPORT · ASOS BIETYPESECTIONSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 1 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BIE-1DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-SKY-001, FB-SKY-017, FB-SKY-016, FB-SKY-018

The air

63.0 F with a dew point of 63.0 F, 100 per cent relative humidity. The air is saturated at the ground; the lowest cloud reported is at 4,400 ft.

Chart of the air at Beatrice Municip: temperature 63.0 degrees Fahrenheit and dew point 63.0, 100 per cent relative humidity; the air saturated at the ground, against the lowest cloud reported at 4,400 feet; height to scale.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BIEFIG. B THE AIR AT BEATRICE MUNICIPTHE 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 GROUNDABOVE THIS SHEET: LOWEST CLOUD REPORTED, SCT 4,400 FTTEMPERATURE AND DEW POINT 63.0 F, 63.0 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 POINTTITLEBeatrice Municip, the airSTATION REPORT · ASOS BIETYPECHARTSCALEHEIGHT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 2 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BIE-2DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-WAT-020, FB-WAT-002, FB-ENG-011, FB-ENG-005

The wind

From the east (90 degrees) at 5 mph: force 2, a light breeze on the Beaufort scale.

Plan of the wind at Beatrice Municip, north up: blowing from 90 degrees, the east, at 5 miles an hour; beside it the Beaufort scale from calm to hurricane force, force 2, light breeze, marked.1122334455667788AABBCCDDEE© 2026 STORM STATION 247THE FIELD BOOKSTATION REPORT BIEFIG. C THE WIND AT BEATRICE MUNICIPPLAN, NORTH UP: THE WIND AS REPORTED, AND WHERE IT SITS ON THE BEAUFORT SCALENESWTHE STATIONFROM 90°BEAUFORT FORCELEAST WIND, MPH0CALM01LIGHT AIR12LIGHT BREEZE4NOW, 5 MPH3GENTLE BREEZE84MODERATE BREEZE135FRESH BREEZE196STRONG BREEZE257NEAR GALE328GALE399STRONG GALE4710STORM5511VIOLENT STORM6412HURRICANE FORCE73TITLEBeatrice Municip, the windSTATION REPORT · ASOS BIETYPEPLAN north upSCALENOT TO SCALEREVAS REPORTED SHEET 3 of 6DATE2026-09-27IDSR-BIE-3DRAWN AS linework on paperSOURCES FB-EVT-150, FB-ENG-008, FB-INS-002

The full report of Beatrice Municip, 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 Sterling

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