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Observed 10:56 PM CDT at KEAR

Minden, NE weather

Overcast and 46°8°.

Today: low 45°7° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°), high 67°19° (likely 66°19° to 70°21°).

Mostly agree

Now 46°8°

Cloudy · Feels like 40°5°

Feels like
40°5°
Wind chill from 13 mph21 km/h wind · air 46°8°
Wind
13 mph21 km/h
From the north. 58–13 mph21 km/h through 11 AM
Dew point
41°5°
Comfortable · up to 50°10° by 11 AM
UV tomorrow
4Moderate
Moderate 12–4 PM · peak 4
Pressure
30.35 inHg1028 hPa
Rising slowly · +0.02 inHg+0.8 hPa in 3 h

Next 2 hours

No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.

Next 48 hours

22°12° cooler than this time yesterday (68°20° then, 46°8° now)

Good hours for
  • Dry until 2 PM tomorrow
  • Above 60°16° tomorrow by noon
  • Rain tomorrow 2 PM–Monday night 7 PM (90%, 2.2 in57 mm)
  • High 67°19° tomorrow at 3 PM
  • Gusts to 27 mph43 km/h Monday 10 AM–1 PM
  1. TonightNear 46°8° · rain chance 20% · Mostly cloudy
  2. Tomorrow morningUp to 57°14° by 11 AM · Mostly cloudy
  3. Tomorrow afternoonUp to 67°19° by 3 PM · Rain 2–6 PM (40%)
  4. Tomorrow nightDown to 55°13° by 4 AM · Rain all night (70%)
  5. Monday morningUp to 59°15° by 11 AM · Rain all morning (90%) · gusts to 26 mph42 km/h
  6. Monday afternoonUp to 65°18° by 4 PM · Rain all afternoon (90%) · gusts to 27 mph43 km/h
  7. Monday nightDown to 52°11° by 10 PM · Rain 6–7 PM (80%)
Hourly forecast, next 48 hours, in the place's local time
HourConditionsTemperatureFeels likePrecipitationWindHumidityCloud coverUV index
Sat 11pShowers47°8° (likely 47°8° to 48°9°)42°6°20%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 19 mph31 km/h83%78%0
Sun 12aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°)41°5°20%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h86%95%0
Sun 1aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)42°6°20%10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h86%74%0
Sun 2aCloudy46°8° (likely 46°8° to 47°8°)42°6°10%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h86%71%0
Sun 3aCloudy45°7° (likely 45°7° to 46°8°)41°5°5%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h93%60%0
Sun 4aCloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)42°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NNE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h93%66%0
Sun 5aPartly cloudy45°7° (likely 44°7° to 45°7°)42°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph20 km/h96%51%0
Sun 6aCloudy46°8° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°)43°6°0%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h93%70%0
Sun 7aCloudy46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)43°6°10%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h96%76%0
Sun 8aMostly cloudy46°8° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°)44°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h96%71%0
Sun 9aCloudy48°9° (likely 44°7° to 48°9°)45°7°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h96%80%0
Sun 10aCloudy53°12° (likely 47°8° to 53°12°)53°12°5%5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h83%80%1
Sun 11aCloudy57°14° (likely 49°9° to 57°14°)57°14°10%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 11 mph17 km/h77%79%2
Sun 12pCloudy60°16° (likely 52°11° to 60°16°)60°16°10%5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph19 km/h72%73%4
Sun 1pCloudy62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)62°17°20%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h70%74%4
Sun 2pCloudy66°19° (likely 57°14° to 66°19°)66°19°20%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 12 mph20 km/h63%78%4
Sun 3pCloudy67°19° (likely 59°15° to 67°19°)67°19°30%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h63%78%3
Sun 4pCloudy67°19° (likely 61°16° to 67°19°)67°19°30%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h65%97%1
Sun 5pCloudy67°19° (likely 62°17° to 67°19°)67°19°40%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 13 mph21 km/h65%95%1
Sun 6pCloudy66°19° (likely 60°16° to 66°19°)66°19°40%, 0.04 in1 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 10 mph17 km/h70%99%0
Sun 7pCloudy64°18° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°)64°18°50%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h75%100%0
Sun 8pCloudy62°17° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°)62°17°60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 15 mph25 km/h81%100%0
Sun 9pDrizzle59°15° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)59°15°60%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph22 km/h93%100%0
Sun 10pRain58°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)58°14°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 14 mph23 km/h96%100%0
Sun 11pRain57°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°)57°14°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from ESE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 12aRain57°14° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)57°14°70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Mon 1aRain56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)56°13°70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from SE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Mon 2aShowers56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)56°13°70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from SSE, gusts 18 mph29 km/h100%100%0
Mon 3aRain56°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)56°13°70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Mon 4aDrizzle55°13° (likely 53°12° to 60°16°)55°13°60%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h100%100%0
Mon 5aDrizzle55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)55°13°70%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h100%100%0
Mon 6aRain55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)55°13°80%, 0.09 in2.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 19 mph30 km/h100%100%0
Mon 7aDrizzle55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)55°13°90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 23 mph37 km/h100%100%0
Mon 8aCloudy53°12° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°)53°12°90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph34 km/h100%100%0
Mon 9aShowers55°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°)55°13°90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h100%99%0
Mon 10aShowers57°14° (likely 56°13° to 61°16°)57°14°90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h96%100%1
Mon 11aShowers59°15° (likely 57°14° to 63°17°)59°15°90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 26 mph42 km/h93%100%1
Mon 12pCloudy61°16° (likely 58°14° to 63°17°)61°16°90%, 0.06 in1.5 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 27 mph43 km/h87%100%1
Mon 1pCloudy63°17° (likely 59°15° to 63°17°)63°17°80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h81%100%4
Mon 2pShowers64°18° (likely 61°16° to 64°18°)64°18°80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph36 km/h78%98%4
Mon 3pShowers64°18° (likely 62°17° to 64°18°)64°18°80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 21 mph35 km/h78%66%1
Mon 4pCloudy65°18° (likely 61°16° to 65°18°)65°18°80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph30 km/h75%89%1
Mon 5pShowers63°17° (likely 60°16° to 63°17°)63°17°80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from S, gusts 19 mph31 km/h78%85%1
Mon 6pShowers62°17° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°)62°17°80%, 0.05 in1.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 23 mph36 km/h78%77%0
Mon 7pShowers60°16° (likely 50°10° to 60°16°)60°16°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm10 mph16 km/h from SSW, gusts 22 mph36 km/h81%62%0
Mon 8pShowers57°14° (likely 47°8° to 60°16°)57°14°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from SW, gusts 24 mph38 km/h86%42%0
Mon 9pShowers55°13° (likely 46°8° to 59°15°)55°13°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from W, gusts 19 mph31 km/h90%44%0
Mon 10pShowers52°11° (likely 45°7° to 57°14°)52°11°20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm5 mph8 km/h from WNW, gusts 15 mph24 km/h96%45%0

Days ahead

Shaded: typical range for these dates (1991–2020)
  1. Today, Oct 24. Rain. High 67°19°, low 45°7°. Typical 61°16° / 36°2°. Rain 0.03 in0.8 mm, 50% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 45°7°

      20% chance

    Official NWS forecast

    Tonight: Isolated rain showers before 2am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 45. North northeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

    High, likely
    66°19°–70°21°
    Low, likely
    45°7°–48°9°
    Typical high / low
    61°16° / 36°2°
    Wind
    26 mph42 km/h, gusts 37 mph60 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  2. Tomorrow, Oct 25. Rain. High 68°20°, low 53°12°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.25 in6.4 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 46°8°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 67°19°

      40% chance · 0.2 in5.1 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Rain, 62°17°

      70% chance · 0.74 in19 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Rain, 55°13°

      70% chance · 0.59 in15 mm

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: A chance of rain showers after 1pm. Partly sunny, with a high near 68. East northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 40%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.

    Night: A chance of rain showers before 7pm, then showers and thunderstorms likely. Cloudy, with a low around 53. East southeast wind 5 to 10 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. 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°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    43°6°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    12 mph19 km/h, gusts 23 mph36 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  3. Monday, Oct 26. Showers. High 66°19°, low 41°5°. Typical 60°16° / 35°2°. Rain 0.55 in14 mm, 90% chance. Mostly agree.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Rain, 53°12°

      90% chance · 0.39 in9.9 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Showers, 65°18°

      90% chance · 0.31 in7.9 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Showers, 57°14°

      80% chance · 0.09 in2.3 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Mostly clear, 41°5°

      Dry

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 66. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.

    Night: Rain showers before 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 41. Northwest wind 5 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. 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
    62°17°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    41°5°–51°11°
    Typical high / low
    60°16° / 35°2°
    Wind
    18 mph28 km/h, gusts 34 mph54 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  4. Tuesday, Oct 27. Mostly cloudy. High 65°18°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Partly sunny, 42°6°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 58°14°

      30% chance · 0.05 in1.1 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Partly cloudy, 55°13°

      30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 65.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 49. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

    High, likely
    57°14°–66°19°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–49°9°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  5. Wednesday, Oct 28. Partly sunny. High 70°21°, low 49°9°. Typical 59°15° / 34°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Partly sunny, 71°22°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 63°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.

    Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 49.

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

    High, likely
    67°19°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–56°13°
    Typical high / low
    59°15° / 34°1°
    Wind
    13 mph21 km/h, gusts 29 mph47 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  6. Thursday, Oct 29. Partly sunny. High 72°22°, low 54°12°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Dry. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 52°11°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 69°21°

      Dry

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Cloudy, 62°17°

      Dry

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 60°15°

      Dry

    Hours this far out come from computer models only.

    Official NWS forecast

    Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 72.

    Night: A slight chance of rain showers after 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 54. Chance of precipitation is 20%.

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

    High, likely
    65°18°–72°22°
    Low, likely
    48°9°–54°12°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    15 mph24 km/h, gusts 28 mph45 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  7. Friday, Oct 30. Showers. High 72°22°, low 53°12°. Typical 58°14° / 33°1°. Rain 0.11 in2.8 mm, 40% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 61°16°

      Dry

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Cloudy, 71°22°

      20% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 65°18°

      30% chance · 0.08 in2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 60°16°

      30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 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 72. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

    Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 53. Chance of precipitation is 40%.

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

    High, likely
    67°19°–75°24°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–64°18°
    Typical high / low
    58°14° / 33°1°
    Wind
    20 mph31 km/h, gusts 35 mph56 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  8. Saturday, Oct 31. Showers. High 65°18°, low 55°13°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.31 in7.9 mm, 50% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Drizzle, 59°15°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.6 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Drizzle, 63°17°

      30% chance · 0.13 in3.3 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Drizzle, 58°15°

      30% chance · 0.17 in4.2 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 53°12°

      20% chance · 0.02 in0.6 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 65. Chance of precipitation is 50%.

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

    High, likely
    61°16°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    53°12°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    17 mph27 km/h, gusts 37 mph59 km/h
    UV peak
    2
  9. Sunday, Nov 1. Drizzle. High 63°17°, low 50°10°. Typical 57°14° / 32°0°. Rain 0.14 in3.6 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Cloudy, 53°11°

      20% chance · 0.04 in1 mm

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Mostly sunny, 61°16°

      20% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Partly cloudy, 57°14°

      30% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm

    4. Overnight

      midnight–6 AM

      Cloudy, 51°11°

      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
    51°11°–73°23°
    Low, likely
    36°2°–57°14°
    Typical high / low
    57°14° / 32°0°
    Wind
    17 mph28 km/h, gusts 31 mph50 km/h
    UV peak
    4
  10. Monday, Nov 2. Rain. High 62°17°, low 47°8°. Typical 56°13° / 32°0°. Rain 0.24 in6.1 mm, 30% chance. Forecasts differ.
    1. Morning

      6 AM–noon

      Sunny, 53°12°

      30% chance

    2. Afternoon

      noon–6 PM

      Sunny, 62°17°

      30% chance

    3. Evening

      6 PM–midnight

      Clear, 53°12°

      20% chance · 0.14 in3.7 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
    56°13°–68°20°
    Low, likely
    35°2°–53°12°
    Typical high / low
    56°13° / 32°0°
    Wind
    18 mph29 km/h, gusts 38 mph61 km/h
    UV peak
    3

The outlook

  1. Today

    53% chance of rain, high 67°, low 45°.

  2. Tomorrow

    39% chance of rain, high 68°, low 53°.

  3. Monday

    85% chance of rain, high 66°, low 41°.

  4. Rest of week

    Highs 62–72°; chance of precipitation on Saturday.

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

Turkey Creek near Kearney

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.0 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Kearney

13 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.3 ft
Flow
1,260 cfs

Reading from Sat 10:15 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Odessa

19 mi
Below flood stage
Level
3.6 ft

Reading from Sat 10 PM · NWS gauge page

Platte River near Shelton

19 mi
Below flood stage
Level
2.9 ft

Reading from Sat 10:45 PM · NWS gauge page

For your home

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

Heating this week

About 87% less heating than a typical week.

This week 17Typical 128

Heating degree days, base 65°F

Heat-pump hours, next 7 days

h below 47°F
9
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

Dry air outside (dew point 41°F).

Open the windows?

No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.

Is this typical?

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

Oct 24, today vs a typical year

Today’s expected high is 6°3° warmer than typical.

Normal high / low
61°16° / 36°2°
Forecast high / low
67°19° / 45°7°
Record high
88°31° in 1927
Record low
20°−7° in 2006

Last 7 days vs normal

On average 11°6° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).

  1. +4°+2°MonOct 19
  2. +5°+3°TueOct 20
  3. +6°+3°WedOct 21
  4. +15°+8°ThuOct 22
  5. +17°+9°FriOct 23
  6. +20°+11°SatOct 24
  7. —SunOct 25

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

Sun & moon

Sun

Sunrise 7:56 AM, sunset 6:42 PM.

Daylight
10 h 46 min
Losing 2 min 35 s a day; shortest Dec 21, 1 h 29 min less
Golden hour
6:04–6:59 PM
Morning 7:39–8:34 AM
Blue hour
6:59–7:10 PM
Morning 7:29–7:39 AM; first light 7:29 AM

Stars tonight? Poor

Clouds most of the night (about 71% cover).

Moon

Waxing gibbous

99% lit · growing

Today
sets 6:12 AM · rises 5:41 PM
Full moon
Oct 25
New moon
Nov 9
Looking west from Minden. A level horizon.Skyline from USGS elevation data, heights drawn up to 6× taller. Sky, sun and moon as they are now.