Temperature
46 F at 4 AM; 56 F at its warmest, 5 PM Thursday, and 41 F at its coolest, 12 AM.
- Now
- 46F
- 4 AM
- Highest
- 56F
- 5 PM Thursday
- Lowest
- 41F
- 12 AM
How it is measured: Stevenson screen and siting, Field Book FB-INS-009
Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska
Medium airport in Hall 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°
55°/38°
Overcast·
Feels like 33°·Moderate breeze 18 mph NW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Central Nebraska Regional Airport until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Central Nebraska Regional Airport is 42° and overcast at 4 AM. With the wind it feels like 33°. The dew point is 35°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the northwest at 18 mph, gusting to 36 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 55° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 33° by 4 AM, under a mostly clear sky. Frost can form on the ground in sheltered spots. No rain is expected for the rest of the day.
The week. The warmest day ahead is Wednesday, near 78°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 62°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:51 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:46 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 6 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
65%Humidity
100%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
42feels33
18mph
Today
Oct 16
5538
22mph
Sat
Oct 17
6231
17mph
Sun
Oct 18
6840
16mph
Mon
Oct 19
6844
12mph
Tue
Oct 20
7247
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7853
12mph
Thu
Oct 22
7857
15%
42°
55°38°
62°31°
68°40°
68°44°
72°47°
78°53°
78°57°
As of 4:00 AM in Central Nebraska Regional Airport, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Central Nebraska Regional Airport
0.85 in in the last 24 hours, 0.99 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.85in
- Last 3 days
- 0.99in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 86%
Visibility
How far you can see at Central Nebraska Regional Airport, the next 46 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 10 miles Sat 2 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Airfield
- Code
- GRI
- ICAO
- KGRI
- IATA
- GRI
- Field elevation
- 1,847 ft
- Serves
- Grand Island
- Kind
- Medium airport
- Scheduled service
- Yes
- Its own instrument
- GRI
- Wind now
- -
Runways
| Runway | Length | Width | Surface | Heading, true | Wind along it now | Crosswind now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 / 31 | 6,608 ft | 100 ft | Concrete | 135° / 315° | - | - |
| 17 / 35 | 7,002 ft | 150 ft | Asphalt | 180° / 0° | - | - |
Measured here
What the airfield's own instrument measured, the last 24 hours
Every hour from Grand Island (GRI), Central Nebraska Regional Airport's own instrument, measure by measure, on the field's own clock.
Humidity and dew point
A dew point of 35 F, the air 65% saturated; the humidity ran from 59% at 7 PM Thursday to 96% at 5 AM Thursday.
- Dew point now
- 35F
- 4 AM
- Humidity now
- 65%
- Humidity, range
- 59 to 96%
How it is measured: Humidity variables, Field Book FB-WAT-002
Wind
24 mph from the north northwest at 4 AM; at its strongest 24 mph, 4 AM, with a gust of 40 mph at 2 AM.
- Now
- 24mph
- from the north northwest
- Strongest
- 24mph
- 4 AM
- Highest gust
- 40mph
- 2 AM
How it is measured: Coriolis as geometry, Field Book FB-ENG-008
Pressure
30.49 inHg at 4 AM, rising 0.06 inHg over 3 hours; 0.42 inHg higher than a day before.
- Now
- 30.49inHg
- 4 AM
- 3 hours
- +0.06inHg
- rising
- 24 hours
- +0.42inHg
How it is measured: Hydrostatic balance, Field Book FB-ENG-003
Visibility
Down to 2 miles at 6 AM Thursday; 10 miles or more now.
- Now
- 10+mi
- Lowest
- 2mi
- 6 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 5 AM Thursday; a base was reported in 19 of the hours.
- Lowest base now
- 3,300ft
- Lowest in 24 hours
- 400ft
- 5 AM Thursday
- Hours with a base reported
- 19
How it is measured: Cloud classification, Field Book FB-SKY-001
Precipitation
0.63 in measured in the gauge, the most, 0.17 in, in the hour to 7 AM Thursday.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.63in
- Wettest hour
- 0.17in
- 7 AM Thursday
- Hours with some
- 9
How it is measured: ASOS, Field Book FB-INS-002
Grand Island: 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 Central Nebraska 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
Grand IslandGRI
At an airfield/0.0 mi away/1,849 ft/2 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
S. Channel Platte R. - I-80 @ MP 314.45NE013
Beside a road/9.9 mi away/1,870 ft/23 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
Ayr 3SW - Little Blue RiverAYRN1
At a river or reservoir gauge/39.8 mi away/1,844 ft/3 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Grand Island 1.3 NNWNE-HL-5
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.7 mi away/1,870 ft/23 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Phillips 4SEPHLN1
At a cooperative observer's station/12.0 mi away/1,850 ft/3 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 Central Nebraska Regional Airport
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Airports near Central Nebraska Regional Airport
- Aurora Municipal Al Potter FieldAUH, 17 mi
- Hastings Municipal AirportHSI, 26 mi
- York Municipal AirportJYR, 36 mi
- Kearney Regional AirportEAR, 40 mi
- Albion Municipal Airport/Ron Levander FieldBVN, 54 mi
- Evelyn Sharp FieldODX, 56 mi
- Columbus Municipal AirportOLU, 60 mi
- Brewster FieldHDE, 65 mi