Temperature
41 F at 1 AM; 56 F at its warmest, 5 PM Thursday, and 41 F at its coolest, 1 AM.
- Now
- 41F
- 1 AM
- Highest
- 56F
- 5 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 41F
- 1 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field, Nebraska
Small airport in Hamilton County, Nebraska* WHAT...Sub-freezing temperatures as low as 27-32 degrees likely, along with fairly widespread frost formation. * WHERE...Portions of north central Kansas and central, east central, and south central Nebraska, including the Tri Cities. * WHEN...From late Friday night through Saturday morning. * IMPACTS...Frost and freeze conditions could kill crops, other sensitive vegetation and possibly damage unprotected outdoor plumbing. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Confidence is increasing that at least slightly sub-freezing temperatures and widespread frost formation will likely occur early Saturday morning. As a result, it is probable that most, if not all, of this Watch will be converted to a Warning during the day Friday.
Take steps now to protect tender plants from the cold. To prevent water pipes from freezing; wrap or drain or allow them to drip slowly.
42°
54°/39°
Clear·
Feels like 35°·Moderate breeze 14 mph NW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field is 42° and clear at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 35°. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the northwest at 14 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 50° by 3 PM. Tonight falls to about 31° by 6 AM, under a mostly clear sky. A freeze: protect plants and pipes. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 79°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 30°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:50 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:45 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. After dark, look for Saturn, bright in the east-southeast. A planet shines with a steady light where the stars around it twinkle. The Orionids meteor shower is active, peaking around Oct 21: at its peak, up to about 20 meteors an hour can be seen from a dark site. The sky is forecast to stay clear: a good night to look up. The day is 11 hours 7 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
14Air quality
73%Humidity
2%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
42feels35
14mph
Today
Oct 16
5439
21mph
Sat
Oct 17
6130
15mph
Sun
Oct 18
6739
15mph
Mon
Oct 19
6845
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7446
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7955
16%
12mph
Thu
Oct 22
7858
19%
42°
54°39°
61°30°
67°39°
68°45°
74°46°
79°55°
78°58°
As of 1:00 AM in Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field, Nebraska.
Air quality
The air at Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field
Index 14, good, led by fine particles. Read at 12 AM from its reporting area, Lincoln (NE), 69 miles off.
14Good
- Fine particles (PM2.5)14Good-
The days ahead
Yesterday measured 24, good.
GoodModerate
- 24YesterdayOct 15
Smoke, the next 43 hours
No smoke near the ground through Sat 7 PM.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field
1.25 in in the last 24 hours, and none in the 2 days before, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.25in
- Last 3 days
- 1.25in
Visibility
How far you can see at Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 3 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- AUH
- ICAO
- KAUH
- IATA
- -
- Field elevation
- 1,803 ft
- Serves
- Aurora
- Kind
- Small airport
- Scheduled service
- No
- Its own instrument
- AUH
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 / 34 | 4,301 ft | 75 ft | Asphalt | 169° / 349° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Aurora (AUH), Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 33 F, the air 74% saturated; the humidity ran from 64% at 7 PM Thursday to 96% at 10 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 33F
- 1 AM
- Humidity now
- 74%
- Humidity, range
- 64 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
12 mph from the west northwest at 1 AM; at its strongest 21 mph, 9 PM Thursday, with a gust of 32 mph at 9 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 12mph
- from the west northwest
- Strongest
- 21mph
- 9 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 32mph
- 9 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.41 inHg at 1 AM, steady over 3 hours; 0.35 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.41inHg
- 1 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.01inHg
- steady
- 24 hours
- +0.35inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 3 miles at 4 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 3mi
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours under a mile
- 0
How it is measured: Fog types, Field Book FB-WAT-020
Cloud base
The lowest cloud base came down to 400 ft at 4 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 19 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 19
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
1.03 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.22 in, in the hour to 4 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 1.03in
- Wettest hour
- 0.22in
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 10
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Aurora: every reading, the last 7 days, 30 days and the year, and how well it reports
What is measuring near here
The 5 instruments nearest Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.0 miles away.
measured now3 instruments
AuroraAUH
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,793 ft/10 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
S. Channel Platte R. - I-80 @ MP 314.45NE013
Beside a road/18.3 mi away/1,870 ft/67 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Little Blue River 4 SE DeweeseDWEN1
At a river or reservoir gauge/38.7 mi away/1,693 ft/110 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Aurora 0.9 NNENE-HM-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.1 mi away/1,772 ft/31 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Phillips 4SEPHLN1
At a cooperative observer's station/6.8 mi away/1,850 ft/47 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
-
Snow on the ground
Elsewhere in Nebraska
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Aurora Municipal Al Potter Field
- Central Nebraska Regional AirportGRI, 17 mi
- York Municipal AirportJYR, 19 mi
- Hastings Municipal AirportHSI, 30 mi
- Columbus Municipal AirportOLU, 51 mi
- Kearney Regional AirportEAR, 54 mi
- Hebron Municipal AirportHJH, 56 mi
- Albion Municipal Airport/Ron Levander FieldBVN, 58 mi
- Lincoln AirportLNK, 65 mi