Citizen station DW5481DW5481
In a volunteer observer's own ground/5.5 mi away/1,916 ft/17 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
DLD State Recreation Area, Nebraska
State Recreation Area in Adams 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°
55°/38°
Mostly cloudy·
Feels like 31°·Gentle breeze 13 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for DLD State Recreation Area until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. DLD State Recreation Area is 39° and mostly cloudy at 8 AM. With the wind it feels like 31°. The dew point is 34°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Gentle breeze from the north-northwest at 13 mph, gusting to 37 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 54° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 32° by 5 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 78°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 61°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:52 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:47 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 8 minutes long, 2 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
70%Humidity
70%Cloud
Now
8:00 AM
39feels31
13mph
Today
Oct 16
5538
20mph
Sat
Oct 17
6131
16mph
Sun
Oct 18
6640
16mph
Mon
Oct 19
6746
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7248
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7854
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7858
16%
39°
55°38°
61°31°
66°40°
67°46°
72°48°
78°54°
78°58°
As of 8:00 AM in DLD State Recreation Area, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at DLD State Recreation Area
0.10 in in the last 24 hours, 1.10 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 7 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.10in
- Last 3 days
- 1.10in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 9%
Visibility
How far you can see at DLD State Recreation Area, the next 42 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sun 1 AM, lowest 9 miles Sat 8 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- State Recreation Area
- Area
- 261,000 sq ft
- Height at its point
- 1,899 ft
- County
- Adams County
- State
- Nebraska
- Latitude
- 40.5823° N
- Longitude
- 98.2911° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest DLD State Recreation Area, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 1.2 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
HastingsHSI
At an airfield/7.3 mi away/1,942 ft/43 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Ayr 3SW - Little Blue RiverAYRN1
At a river or reservoir gauge/15.7 mi away/1,844 ft/55 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Clay Center HWY 14 & HWY 74NE049
Beside a road/16.7 mi away/1,757 ft/142 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Hastings 6.4 ENE-CY-1
In a volunteer observer's own ground/1.2 mi away/1,872 ft/27 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Hastings 4NHSTN1
At a cooperative observer's station/6.6 mi away/1,939 ft/40 ft above here
snowfall, snow depth, precip, high, low
What the snow tracker reads here
Every instrument in this state
0in
Snow on the ground
Measured at Hastings 4N (HSTN1), 6.6 miles from here, read 16 Oct, 07:10. measured daily
Elsewhere in Nebraska
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near DLD State Recreation Area
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.