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Observed 6:45 AM CDT at KEAR

Heartwell, NE weather

Rainy and 61°16°, 8°4° warmer than a typical Oct 24, jacket by 7 PM.

Today: low 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 51°11°), high 69°21° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°).

Forecasts differ

Now 61°16°

Rain

Wind
14 mph22 km/h
From the south. Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h around 2 PM
Dew point
55°13°
A little sticky · down to 47°8° by 7 PM (comfortable)
UV index
0Low
Moderate 11 AM–3 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.09 inHg1019 hPa
Rising · +0.05 inHg+1.6 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

Good hours for
  • Drizzle until 8 AM (20%)
  • High 67°19° today at 11 AM
  • Gusts to 26 mph42 km/h today 1–6 PM
  • Below 60°16° tonight after 6 PM
  • Rain tomorrow from 2 PM (80%, 2.5 in62 mm)
  1. This morningUp to 67°19° by 11 AM · Rain 7–8 AM (20%)
  2. This afternoonDown to 61°16° by 4 PM · rain chance 10% · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h · Cloudy
  3. TonightDown to 46°8° by 5 AM · rain chance 10% · Mostly cloudy
  4. Tomorrow morningUp to 54°12° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  5. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 64°18° by 5 PM · Rain 2–6 PM (50%)
  6. Tomorrow nightDown to 52°11° by 5 AM · Rain all night (80%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 7aDrizzle59°15° (likely 59°15° to 64°18°)59°15°20%, 0.04 in1 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 22 mph35 km/h85%80%0
Sat 8aPartly sunny59°15° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)59°15°20%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 14 mph23 km/h83%46%0
Sat 9aPartly sunny60°16° (likely 60°16° to 64°18°)60°16°20%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 13 mph21 km/h81%47%0
Sat 10aMostly cloudy64°18° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)64°18°10%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 18 mph29 km/h73%65%1
Sat 11aMostly cloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 69°21°)67°19°10%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SW, gusts 16 mph26 km/h66%81%3
Sat 12pCloudy67°19° (likely 65°18° to 70°21°)67°19°10%, 0.04 in1 mm10 mph16 km/h from NW, gusts 13 mph21 km/h67%94%2
Sat 1pCloudy67°19° (likely 57°14° to 67°19°)67°19°5%10 mph16 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph42 km/h68%96%3
Sat 2pCloudy65°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°)65°18°5%15 mph24 km/h from N, gusts 26 mph42 km/h65%92%4
Sat 3pCloudy63°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°)63°17°10%15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph41 km/h65%87%2
Sat 4pCloudy61°16° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)61°16°10%15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h65%87%1
Sat 5pCloudy61°16° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)61°16°10%15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph41 km/h65%81%1
Sat 6pCloudy57°14° (likely 51°11° to 57°14°)57°14°10%15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h72%80%0
Sat 7pCloudy55°13° (likely 49°9° to 55°13°)55°13°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph38 km/h74%79%0
Sat 8pCloudy52°11° (likely 49°9° to 53°12°)52°11°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h83%80%0
Sat 9pCloudy51°11° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)51°11°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h86%81%0
Sat 10pCloudy50°10° (likely 48°9° to 52°11°)46°8°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph33 km/h86%81%0
Sat 11pPartly cloudy49°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)46°8°10%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h89%62%0
Sun 12aCloudy48°9° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°)45°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 18 mph28 km/h93%78%0
Sun 1aMostly cloudy48°9° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)45°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h93%50%0
Sun 2aClear47°8° (likely 46°8° to 50°10°)44°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h93%35%0
Sun 3aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)44°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h93%65%0
Sun 4aMostly cloudy47°8° (likely 45°7° to 49°9°)44°7°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h93%45%0
Sun 5aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)43°6°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h96%66%0
Sun 6aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)43°6°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h96%73%0
Sun 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°)44°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h96%79%0
Sun 8aCloudy44°7° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)41°5°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h100%80%0
Sun 9aCloudy47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h100%80%0
Sun 10aCloudy52°11° (likely 48°9° to 53°12°)52°11°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h89%80%1
Sun 11aCloudy54°12° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°)54°12°10%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h86%78%2
Sun 12pCloudy57°14° (likely 54°12° to 63°17°)57°14°10%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph18 km/h83%76%4
Sun 1pCloudy60°16° (likely 56°13° to 66°19°)60°16°20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h75%75%4
Sun 2pCloudy62°17° (likely 59°15° to 69°21°)62°17°20%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h72%77%2
Sun 3pCloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 71°22°)63°17°40%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h72%93%2
Sun 4pCloudy63°17° (likely 61°16° to 71°22°)63°17°50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h75%99%1
Sun 5pCloudy64°18° (likely 62°17° to 69°21°)64°18°50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h73%100%0
Sun 6pCloudy63°17° (likely 60°16° to 67°19°)63°17°50%, 0.07 in1.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h78%100%0
Sun 7pCloudy60°16° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°)60°16°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h87%100%0
Sun 8pCloudy59°15° (likely 56°13° to 64°18°)59°15°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h90%100%0
Sun 9pDrizzle57°14° (likely 54°12° to 64°18°)57°14°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h96%100%0
Sun 10pDrizzle56°13° (likely 53°12° to 64°18°)56°13°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Sun 11pDrizzle55°13° (likely 53°12° to 62°17°)55°13°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Mon 12aCloudy55°13° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)55°13°70%, 0.15 in3.8 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h100%100%0
Mon 1aDrizzle54°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)54°12°80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 2aDrizzle54°12° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)54°12°80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h100%100%0
Mon 3aDrizzle53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)53°12°80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 4aShowers53°12° (likely 53°12° to 61°16°)53°12°80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h100%96%0
Mon 5aShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°)52°11°80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h100%99%0
Mon 6aShowers52°11° (likely 52°11° to 62°17°)52°11°80%, 0.2 in5.1 mm10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h96%99%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 69°21°, low 44°7°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.1 in2.5 mm, 20% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      20% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Today: A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms before 10am. Mostly cloudy. High near 69, with temperatures falling to around 61 in the afternoon. North northwest wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Tonight: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 44. North northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    66°19°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    20 mph32 km/h, gusts 36 mph58 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Drizzle. High 64°18°, low 50°10°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.13 in3.3 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 44°7°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      50% chance · 0.35 in8.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      70% chance · 0.82 in21 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Showers, 52°11°

      80% chance · 1.2 in29 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East southeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    62°17°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    44°7°–50°10°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 24 mph39 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 62°17°, low 43°6°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.41 in10 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Showers, 58°15°

      80% chance · 0.28 in7 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      60% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 57°14°

      50% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Cloudy, with a high near 62. South southeast wind around 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a quarter and half of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 43. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    60°16°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    21 mph33 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
    UV peak
    3
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Drizzle. High 62°17°, low 48°9°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Rain 0.08 in2 mm, 10% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 64°18°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 62°16°

      20% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 56°13°

      20% chance · 0.11 in2.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 62.

    Night: A chance of rain showers after 7pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.

    High, likely
    62°17°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    21 mph34 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 43°6°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 54°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 61°16°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A slight chance of rain showers before 7am. Mostly sunny, with a high near 65. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 43.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    14 mph23 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 65°18°, low 48°9°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 68°20°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 65.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 48. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    65°18°–71°22°
    Low, likely
    47°8°–55°13°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    12 mph20 km/h, gusts 29 mph46 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 64°18°, low 46°8°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.21 in5.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.09 in2.2 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Chance of precipitation is 30%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    64°18°–76°24°
    Low, likely
    46°8°–60°16°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    23 mph37 km/h, gusts 39 mph63 km/h
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Drizzle. High 66°19°, low 57°14°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.23 in5.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      40% chance · 0.06 in1.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 66°19°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 64°18°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 58°15°

      20% chance · 0.1 in2.5 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    60°16°–74°23°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–62°17°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    19 mph31 km/h, gusts 33 mph53 km/h
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 49°9°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.17 in4.3 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 56°13°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 60°15°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 52°11°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Drizzle, 46°8°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.6 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    57°14°–69°21°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–59°15°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    32 mph52 km/h, gusts 57 mph91 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Drizzle. High 60°16°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.15 in3.8 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 48°9°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 58°15°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 53°12°

      30% chance

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    The National Weather Service writes about seven days ahead; this day is our model forecast only.

    Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.

    High, likely
    56°13°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    40°4°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    33 mph54 km/h, gusts 59 mph95 km/h
    UV peak
    4

The outlook

  1. Today

    Dry, high 69°, low 44°.

  2. Tomorrow

    49% chance of rain, high 64°, low 50°, cooling off.

  3. Monday

    87% chance of rain, high 62°, low 43°.

  4. Rest of week

    Mostly dry, highs 60–66°.

Want the meteorologists’ reasoning? Read the NWS forecast discussion (GID) (opens in a new tab)

What changed since yesterday

No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.

Radar

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Rivers

NOAA river gauges within 25 mi

Platte River near Shelton

10 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.5 ft

Reading from Sat 4:45 AM · NWS gauge page

Turkey Creek near Kearney

14 mi
Below flood stage
Level
1.9 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Kearney

17 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.0 ft
Flow
833 cfs

Reading from Sat 5:15 AM · NWS gauge page

Little Blue River above Ayr

20 mi
Below flood stage
Level
0.2 ft

Reading from Sat 5 AM · NWS gauge page

For your home

What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.

Heating this week

About 85% less heating than a typical week.

This week 19Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
8
h below 17°F
0
h below 5°F
0

47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.

Comfort

Comfortable, non-humid air (dew point 55°F).

Open the windows?

Today, 1:00 PM–5:00 PM

Good stretch to open the windows (air quality forecast not available for part of this window).

Is this typical?

Minden · official normals 1991–2020 · records 1893–2026

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 8°4° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Forecast high / low
69°21° / 44°7°
Record high
88°31° in 1927
Record low
20°−7° in 2006

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. −3°−2°SunOct 18
  2. +4°+2°MonOct 19
  3. +5°+3°TueOct 20
  4. +6°+3°WedOct 21
  5. +15°+8°ThuOct 22
  6. +17°+9°FriOct 23
  7. —SatOct 24

Heartwell weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 6:41 PM.

Daylight
10 h 46 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour
6:03–6:59 PM
Morning 7:39–8:34 AM
Blue hour
6:59–7:09 PM
Morning 7:28–7:39 AM; first light 7:28 AM

Stars tonight? Unknown

Cloud forecast not available for tonight.

Moon

Waxing gibbous

96% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:11 AM · rises 5:40 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Heartwell. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.