Shelton Interchange on I-80 @ MP 291.36NE012
Beside a road/0.3 mi away/2,020 ft/4 ft above here
temp, pavement temp, wind, visibility, precip
War Axe State Recreation Area, Nebraska
State Recreation Area 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.
42°
55°/38°
Overcast·
Feels like 35°·Moderate breeze 16 mph NNW
Alert. A Freeze Watch is in force for War Axe State Recreation Area until 9 AM tomorrow. Read the alert in full, and see what it means in the Field Book.
Now. War Axe State Recreation Area is 42° and overcast at 4 AM. With the wind it feels like 35°. The dew point is 33°, so the air feels dry and comfortable. Moderate breeze from the north-northwest at 16 mph, gusting to 31 mph.
Today and tonight. It warms to about 55° by 4 PM. Tonight falls to about 32° 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 62°. The days ahead look dry. The first freeze could come tomorrow, a low of 31°.
The sky tonight. The sun sets at 6:53 PM. The Moon is a waxing crescent, 34% lit, and sets at 10:49 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
59%Humidity
90%Cloud
Now
4:00 AM
42feels35
16mph
Today
Oct 16
5538
22mph
Sat
Oct 17
6231
18mph
Sun
Oct 18
6840
17mph
Mon
Oct 19
6845
overcast
Tue
Oct 20
7347
overcast
Wed
Oct 21
7954
overcast
Thu
Oct 22
7957
14%
42°
55°38°
62°31°
68°40°
68°45°
73°47°
79°54°
79°57°
As of 4:00 AM in War Axe State Recreation Area, Nebraska.
Precipitation
What has fallen at War Axe State Recreation Area
0.31 in in the last 24 hours, 0.66 in over the last 3 days, to Fri 3 AM. Measured by radar and rain gauges, as water.
- Last 24 hours
- 0.31in
- Last 3 days
- 0.66in
3 days agoLast 24 hours 47%
Visibility
How far you can see at War Axe State Recreation Area, the next 40 hours
Visibility stays 8 miles or more through Sat 7 PM, lowest 9 miles Sat 6 AM.
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Now, today, and the week
Weather instrument stations by state
Park
- Designation
- State Recreation Area
- Area
- 1,120,000 sq ft
- Height at its point
- 2,016 ft
- County
- Buffalo County
- State
- Nebraska
- Latitude
- 40.7251° N
- Longitude
- 98.7406° W
What is measuring near here
The 6 instruments nearest War Axe State Recreation Area, how far away each one is, how high it stands, and what kind of measurement it makes. The nearest is 0.3 miles away.
measured now4 instruments
Citizen station GW7523GW7523
In a volunteer observer's own ground/8.7 mi away/2,078 ft/62 ft above here
temp, humidity, wind, precip, pressure
Kearney MuniEAR
At an airfield/13.9 mi away/2,131 ft/115 ft above here
temp, wind, gust, visibility, precip, pressure
Ayr 3SW - Little Blue RiverAYRN1
At a river or reservoir gauge/26.0 mi away/1,844 ft/172 ft below here
temp, wind, gust, humidity, pressure
measured daily2 instruments
Gibbon 6.6 NNWNE-BF-4
In a volunteer observer's own ground/11.3 mi away/2,215 ft/199 ft above here
precip, snowfall, snow depth
Kearney 4NEKRNN1
At a cooperative observer's station/14.3 mi away/2,133 ft/117 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 Kearney 4NE (KRNN1), 14.3 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 War Axe State Recreation Area
The nearest places, each with its own forecast and the instruments nearest it.