Temperature
43 F at 12 AM; 58 F at its warmest, 5 PM Thursday, and 43 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 43F
- 12 AM
- Highest
- 58F
- 5 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 43F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Kearney Regional Airport, Nebraska
Medium airport in Buffalo 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.
39°
54°/38°
Overcast·
Feels like 30°·Moderate breeze 17 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Kearney Regional Airport until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Kearney Regional Airport is 39° and overcast at 1 AM. With the wind it feels like 30°. The dew point is 30°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 17 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 51° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 31° by 4 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 windiest day is tomorrow, with wind to 20 mph. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 29°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:54 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:50 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, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
60%Humidity
97%Cloud
Now
1:00 AM
39feels30
17mph
Today
Oct 16
5438
23mph
Sat
Oct 17
6129
20mph
Sun
Oct 18
6739
18mph
Mon
Oct 19
6844
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7345
12mph
Wed
Oct 21
7954
13mph
Thu
Oct 22
7757
19%
13mph
39°
54°38°
61°29°
67°39°
68°44°
73°45°
79°54°
77°57°
As of 1:00 AM in Kearney Regional Airport, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Kearney Regional Airport
0.38 in in the last 24 hours, 0.41 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 12 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.38in
- Last 3 days
- 0.41in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 93%
Visibility
How far you can see at Kearney Regional Airport, the next 43 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 8 miles Sat 6 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- EAR
- ICAO
- KEAR
- IATA
- EAR
- Field elevation
- 2,131 ft
- Serves
- Kearney
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- EAR
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 31 | 4,498 ft | 75 ft | Concrete | 141° / 321° | - | - |
| 18 / 36 | 7,094 ft | 100 ft | Asphalt | 187° / 7° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Kearney Muni (EAR), Kearney Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 30 F, the air 60% saturated; the humidity ran from 51% at 6 PM Thursday to 100% at 2 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 30F
- 12 AM
- Humidity now
- 60%
- Humidity, range
- 51 to 100%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
14 mph from the west northwest at 12 AM; at its strongest 21 mph, 10 PM Thursday, with a gust of 31 mph at 10 PM Thursday.
- Now
- 14mph
- from the west northwest
- Strongest
- 21mph
- 10 PM Thursday
- Highest gust
- 31mph
- 10 PM Thursday
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.47 inHg at 12 AM, rising 0.05 inHg over 3 hours; 0.41 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.47inHg
- 12 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.05inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.41inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 4 miles at 4 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 4mi
- 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 2 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 18 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- -
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 2 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 18
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.18 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.05 in, in the hour to 4 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.18in
- Wettest hour
- 0.05in
- 4 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 9
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Kearney Muni: 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 Kearney Regional Airport, 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
Kearney MuniEAR
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/2,131 ft/level with here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Shelton Interchange on I-80 @ MP 291.36NE012
Beside a road/13.9 mi away/2,020 ft/111 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Ayr 3SW - Little Blue RiverAYRN1
At a river or reservoir gauge/35.6 mi away/1,844 ft/287 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Kearney 4NEKRNN1
At a cooperative observer's station/0.3 mi away/2,133 ft/2 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
Kearney 1.9 NNENE-BF-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.5 mi away/2,209 ft/78 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Kearney 4NE (KRNN1), 0.3 miles from here, read 14 Oct, 07:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Nebraska
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Kearney Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Kearney Regional Airport
- Brewster FieldHDE, 26 mi
- Hastings Municipal AirportHSI, 31 mi
- Central Nebraska Regional AirportGRI, 40 mi
- Jim Kelly FieldLXN, 41 mi
- Aurora Municipal Al Potter FieldAUH, 54 mi
- Broken Bow Municipal AirportBBW, 59 mi
- Evelyn Sharp FieldODX, 62 mi
- Cambridge Municipal AirportCSB, 67 mi