Platte River near Kearney
9.1 mi- Level
- 3.3 ft
- Flow
- 1,240 cfs
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Appearance
Observed 1:55 PM CDT at KEAR
Windy and 54°12°, jacket by 4 PM.
Today: low 42°6° (likely 42°6° to 48°9°), high 64°18° (likely 64°18° to 67°19°).
Now 54°12°
Windy
No precipitation expected in the next 2 hours.
From forecast models
| Hour | Conditions | Temperature | Feels like | Precipitation | Wind | Humidity | Cloud cover | UV index |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sat 2p | Cloudy | 61°16° (likely 52°11° to 61°16°) | 61°16° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from N, gusts 28 mph45 km/h | 56% | 100% | 1 |
| Sat 3p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 57°14°) | 57°14° | 20% | 20 mph32 km/h from NNE, gusts 26 mph42 km/h | 64% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 4p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 24 mph39 km/h | 69% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 5p | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 55°13°) | 55°13° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 23 mph38 km/h | 69% | 98% | 0 |
| Sat 6p | Cloudy | 52°11° (likely 49°9° to 52°11°) | 52°11° | 20% | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph36 km/h | 77% | 100% | 0 |
| Sat 7p | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 51°11°) | 45°7° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 22 mph35 km/h | 80% | 99% | 0 |
| Sat 8p | Cloudy | 48°9° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 43°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph31 km/h | 89% | 93% | 0 |
| Sat 9p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 49°9°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 20 mph32 km/h | 93% | 85% | 0 |
| Sat 10p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 17 mph28 km/h | 93% | 96% | 0 |
| Sat 11p | Cloudy | 47°8° (likely 46°8° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 93% | 91% | 0 |
| Sun 12a | Showers | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 20%, 0.01 in0.3 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from NNE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 93% | 79% | 0 |
| Sun 1a | Drizzle | 46°8° (likely 45°7° to 48°9°) | 42°6° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 93% | 78% | 0 |
| Sun 2a | Showers | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 96% | 55% | 0 |
| Sun 3a | Mostly cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 41°5° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 46% | 0 |
| Sun 4a | Mostly cloudy | 44°7° (likely 44°7° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 5% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 96% | 56% | 0 |
| Sun 5a | Cloudy | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 96% | 82% | 0 |
| Sun 6a | Mostly clear | 44°7° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 41°5° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 96% | 61% | 0 |
| Sun 7a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 46°8°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 11 mph18 km/h | 96% | 89% | 0 |
| Sun 8a | Cloudy | 43°6° (likely 43°6° to 47°8°) | 39°4° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 100% | 84% | 0 |
| Sun 9a | Cloudy | 45°7° (likely 44°7° to 47°8°) | 42°6° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 96% | 80% | 0 |
| Sun 10a | Cloudy | 50°10° (likely 47°8° to 50°10°) | 48°9° | 10% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 89% | 80% | 1 |
| Sun 11a | Cloudy | 54°12° (likely 49°9° to 54°12°) | 54°12° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 83% | 80% | 2 |
| Sun 12p | Cloudy | 57°14° (likely 52°11° to 59°15°) | 57°14° | 20% | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph22 km/h | 77% | 80% | 3 |
| Sun 1p | Cloudy | 59°15° (likely 55°13° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 20%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 13 mph21 km/h | 75% | 94% | 3 |
| Sun 2p | Cloudy | 62°17° (likely 57°14° to 64°18°) | 62°17° | 30%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph15 km/h | 70% | 97% | 3 |
| Sun 3p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 11 mph17 km/h | 70% | 100% | 3 |
| Sun 4p | Cloudy | 63°17° (likely 58°14° to 65°18°) | 63°17° | 40%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 12 mph19 km/h | 72% | 99% | 0 |
| Sun 5p | Rain | 64°18° (likely 57°14° to 65°18°) | 64°18° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 73% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 6p | Heavy rain | 62°17° (likely 55°13° to 63°17°) | 62°17° | 50%, 0.08 in2 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 10 mph16 km/h | 78% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 7p | Drizzle | 61°16° (likely 54°12° to 62°17°) | 61°16° | 60%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from NE, gusts 13 mph22 km/h | 81% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 8p | Drizzle | 58°14° (likely 54°12° to 61°16°) | 58°14° | 60%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 93% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 9p | Rain | 56°13° (likely 54°12° to 60°16°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from ENE, gusts 14 mph23 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 10p | Drizzle | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 59°15°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Sun 11p | Rain | 56°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 56°13° | 70%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph24 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 12a | Cloudy | 55°13° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.22 in5.6 mm | 5 mph8 km/h from E, gusts 15 mph23 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 1a | Rain | 55°13° (likely 52°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from ESE, gusts 16 mph25 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 2a | Rain | 55°13° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 55°13° | 70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 3a | Drizzle | 54°12° (likely 50°10° to 58°14°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 16 mph26 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 4a | Rain | 54°12° (likely 48°9° to 59°15°) | 54°12° | 70%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 5a | Drizzle | 53°12° (likely 48°9° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 80%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 6a | Rain | 53°12° (likely 50°10° to 59°15°) | 53°12° | 90%, 0.14 in3.6 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 17 mph27 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 7a | Rain | 52°11° (likely 51°11° to 59°15°) | 52°11° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 21 mph33 km/h | 100% | 100% | 0 |
| Mon 8a | Drizzle | 51°11° (likely 51°11° to 58°14°) | 51°11° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 100% | 98% | 0 |
| Mon 9a | Showers | 53°12° (likely 53°12° to 58°14°) | 53°12° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 96% | 96% | 0 |
| Mon 10a | Showers | 55°13° (likely 55°13° to 60°16°) | 55°13° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 10 mph16 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 100% | 92% | 1 |
| Mon 11a | Showers | 57°14° (likely 57°14° to 60°16°) | 57°14° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from SSE, gusts 25 mph40 km/h | 96% | 93% | 1 |
| Mon 12p | Showers | 59°15° (likely 59°15° to 62°17°) | 59°15° | 90%, 0.07 in1.8 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 23 mph37 km/h | 93% | 98% | 2 |
| Mon 1p | Showers | 61°16° (likely 58°14° to 64°18°) | 61°16° | 80%, 0.04 in1 mm | 15 mph24 km/h from S, gusts 24 mph38 km/h | 87% | 98% | 1 |
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% chance · 0.05 in1.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Official NWS forecast
Today: A slight chance of rain showers. Cloudy. High near 64, with temperatures falling to around 55 in the afternoon. North northeast wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 30 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Tonight: A slight chance of rain showers before 3am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 42. Northeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 20%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts agreeIndependent forecasts are close; the range is narrow.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
50% chance · 0.4 in10 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
70% chance · 1.2 in30 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
80% chance · 0.92 in23 mm
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers between 11am and 4pm, then a chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly sunny, with a high near 64. Northeast wind around 5 mph. Chance of precipitation is 50%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Night: Showers and thunderstorms. Cloudy, with a low around 50. East wind 5 to 10 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
90% chance · 0.49 in12 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
90% chance · 0.15 in3.9 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
60% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Official NWS forecast
Day: Rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. South wind 10 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph. Chance of precipitation is 90%. New rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch possible.
Night: Rain showers before 7pm. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 38. Chance of precipitation is 80%. New rainfall amounts less than a tenth of an inch possible.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.03 in0.7 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly cloudy, with a high near 63.
Night: A slight chance of rain showers between 7pm and 1am. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 47. Chance of precipitation is 20%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 68.
Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 46.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
Dry
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 70.
Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 52.
Mostly agreeIndependent forecasts are fairly close; small surprises are possible.
Best day outdoors this week: the one dry, mild day the forecasts agree on (high 70°21°).
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
20% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.01 in0.3 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
30% chance · 0.03 in0.8 mm
Hours this far out come from computer models only.
Official NWS forecast
Day: A chance of rain showers after 7am. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 71. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Night: A chance of rain showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Forecasts differIndependent forecasts disagree; expect changes and plan for the range.
Morning
6 AM–noon
40% chance · 0.11 in2.8 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance · 0.18 in4.5 mm
Evening
6 PM–midnight
30% chance · 0.07 in1.8 mm
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% chance · 0.02 in0.5 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
Dry
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
Dry
Evening
6 PM–midnight
Dry
Overnight
midnight–6 AM
20% 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.
Morning
6 AM–noon
30% chance · 0.04 in0.9 mm
Afternoon
noon–6 PM
30% chance
Evening
6 PM–midnight
20% 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.
Dry, high 64°, low 42°.
48% chance of rain, high 64°, low 50°.
91% chance of rain, high 64°, low 38°.
Mostly dry, highs 56–71°.
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No meaningful changes from yesterday’s forecast.
Reading from Sat 12:15 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 12 PM · NWS gauge page
Reading from Sat 11:45 AM · NWS gauge page
What this week’s weather means for heating, cooling, pipes and fresh air.
About 82% less heating than a typical week.
Heating degree days, base 65°F
47, 17 and 5°F are the test points heat pumps are rated at.
Dry air outside (dew point 45°F).
No stretch in the next few days is comfortable enough outside, by temperature, dew point and air quality.
Today’s expected high is 3°2° warmer than typical.
On average 7°4° warmer than normal (daily mean temperature).
Riverdale weather by month: normals, records, snow and freeze dates
Sunrise 7:58 AM, sunset 6:43 PM.
Clouds most of the night (about 78% cover).
Waxing gibbous
97% lit · growing