LexingtonLXN
At an airfield/7.3 mi away/2,396 ft/117 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Phillips Lake State Recreation Area, Nebraska
State Recreation Area in Gosper 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.
46°
59°/43°
Clear·
Feels like 39°·Moderate breeze 16 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for Phillips Lake State Recreation Area until 9 AM Saturday. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. Phillips Lake State Recreation Area is 46° and clear at 9 PM. With the wind it feels like 39°. The dew point is 32°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 16 mph.
Today and tonight. Tonight falls to about 36° by 8 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 77°, and the coolest tomorrow, near 52°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come Saturday, a low of 28°.
The sky now. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 25% lit, and sets at 9:59 PM. The next full Moon is Sunday, Oct 25. 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 10 minutes long, 3 minutes shorter than yesterday.
0UV Low
-Air quality
54%Humidity
0%Cloud
Now
9:00 PM
46feels39
16mph
Today
Oct 15
5943
43%
20mph
Fri
Oct 16
5236
19mph
Sat
Oct 17
6228
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
6737
14mph
Mon
Oct 19
6741
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7242
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7751
overcast
46°
59°43°
52°36°
62°28°
67°37°
67°41°
72°42°
77°51°
As of 9:00 PM in Phillips Lake State Recreation Area, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at Phillips Lake State Recreation Area
0.19 in in the last 24 hours, 0.31 in over the last 3 days, to Thu 8 PM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.19in
- Last 3 days
- 0.31in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 61%
Visibility
How far you can see at Phillips Lake State Recreation Area, the next 41 hours
Visibility stays 9 miles or more through Sat 1 PM, lowest 10 miles Sat 8 AM.
F
Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- State Recreation Area
- Area
- 686,000 sq ft
- Height at its point
- 2,513 ft
- County
- Gosper County
- State
- Nebraska
- Latitude
- 40.6846° N
- Longitude
- 99.7774° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest Phillips Lake State Recreation Area, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 3.6 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Platte River near Overton, Nebr.06768000
At a river or reservoir gauge/12.4 mi away/2,297 ft/216 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
Citizen station GW3828GW3828
In a volunteer observer's own ground/19.9 mi away/2,429 ft/84 ft below here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Elm Creek on I-80 @ MP 257.01NE011
Beside a road/20.8 mi away/2,249 ft/264 ft below here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
measured daily2 instruments
Lexington 6.0 SWNE-DN-3
In a volunteer observer's own ground/3.6 mi away/2,491 ft/22 ft below here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Canaday Steam PlantLEXN1
At a cooperative observer's station/4.1 mi away/2,365 ft/148 ft below 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 Canaday Steam Plant (LEXN1), 4.1 miles from here, read 15 Oct, 08:00. measured daily
Elsewhere in Nebraska
22 places, each with its own forecast and its own instruments.
Near Phillips Lake State Recreation Area
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.
Parks near Phillips Lake State Recreation Area
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