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NEBRASKA · KIMBALL COUNTY

Dix

191 people, 4,560 ft above sea level in Kimball County.

4,560 ftElevation, city center
191People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 41°
Sunny now Dew point 41° · SSE 16 mph · high 43°
City of Dix River Interstate 2 miles
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The Dix plate. Relief from Copernicus GLO-30; rivers and lakes from USGS NHD; watersheds from the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset; roads and city limits from Census TIGER 2024.

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TODAY

Today in Dix

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM MST
RIGHT NOW Delta - Kimball (K1DW) · 4:30 PM
Sunny
41° Sunny Feels like 33° · high of 43° near 4 PM
WindSSE 16 mphno gusts
Humidity100%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.89 in →steady
Visibility2 mifog or heavy haze
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 41° · Dry31° by Tuesday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday60% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.42 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Kimball County
NWS Cheyenne and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:40 AM4:36 PM ↓
9 h 55 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
24
GOODAir quality index · fine particles
No pollen source yet.

The next three days, hour by hour

Sky: clear, cloudy, night Rain likely National Blend of Models
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 31 to 42° Drier: 34° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 80° / 62°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
43° 32°
0% rain — SSE 18, gusts 28 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
56° 32°
0% rain — SW 10 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
62° 31°
0% rain — SSE 8 B
TUE Nov. 17 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
59° 34°
0% rain — SSE 8 C
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
51° 27°
10% rain — NW 10 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
50° 30°
10% rain — SSE 12 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
50° 27°
60% rain up to 0.5″ WNW 14 C
How sure are we? AModels agree: highs within 4° BSome spread: within 8° CWide spread: check back
Range from the National Blend of Models percentiles · graded on Forecast Scores
AIR MAIL

Where today’s air came from

The air arriving over Dix about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the southern Rockies a day ago, about 900 miles back along its path. It came down from about 9,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Great Basin; at 10,000 feet, from the Pacific Northwest. It feels dry all the same. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Dix stands on

Dix’s center stands about 4,560 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 4,470 ft to 4,760 ft, a difference of 290 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Lone Pine Butte, about 4,780 ft, 15 miles north.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Ogallala Group or Formation (siltstone-mudstone, conglomerate-sandstone), from the Miocene, 5.3 to 23 million years old.

Dix, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
4,600 ft4,800 ft DIX4,560 ftHigh point of the line4,920 ftLodgepole Creekabout 4,480 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 43×. The colored band under the surface is the rock the state geologic map shows at the surface, not a picture of what lies beneath.

Rock at the surface along the line

Ogallala Group or Formation

Siltstone-mudstone, conglomerate-sandstone. Age: Miocene, 5.3 to 23 million years old. About 24 mi of the line.

From the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation (Horton and others, 2017), the states’ geologic maps joined at a common scale.

Heights from Copernicus GLO-90 (a surface model: it includes buildings and tree canopy); summits from USGS GNIS; rivers from USGS NHDPlus HR; rock from the USGS State Geologic Map Compilation.
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THE WATER

Where Dix’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Dix reaches the Gulf of America by way of Lodgepole Creek, the South Platte, the Platte, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,300 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Dix≈ 2,300 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF DIX ≈ 2,300 mi to the Gulf of America Lodgepole Creek → South Platte → Platte → Missouri → Mississippi

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.

Traced down the USGS NHDPlus V2.1 river network from the Census center point of Dix; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Dix on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Fort Collins CO · 95 MI 95 miles southwest Thornton CO · 119 MI 119 miles southwest Aurora CO · 124 MI 124 miles southwest Denver CO · 125 MI 125 miles southwest
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NEBRASKA · KIMBALL

Dix

191 people, 4,560 ft above sea level in Kimball County.

4,560 ftElevation
191People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 41°
SunnyDew point 41°
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Today in Dix

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 43° 0%
7p fog 40° 1%
10p partly cloudy night 38° 1%
1a partly cloudy night 37° 1%
4a partly cloudy night 36° 1%
7a partly cloudy day 36° 1%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 60%
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Showers likely Showers likely
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Letters show how sure the forecast is: A, models agree; B, some spread; C, check back. Sample data.
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What Dix stands on

Dix’s center stands about 4,560 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 4,470 ft to 4,760 ft, a difference of 290 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Lone Pine Butte, about 4,780 ft, 15 miles north.

Dix, west to east Dix4,560 ftLodgepole Creekabout 4,480 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 83×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center4,560 ft
Within 3 miles4,470 to 4,760 ft
Lie of the landRolling (290 ft of relief)
High point nearbyLone Pine Butte, 4,780 ft, 15 mi north
Rock at the surfaceOgallala Group or Formation
Its ageMiocene, 5.3 to 23 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,300 mito the Gulf of AmericaLodgepole Creek → South Platte → Platte → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Dix reaches the Gulf of America by way of Lodgepole Creek, the South Platte, the Platte, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,300 river miles.

1,170 miles of the trip are on the Mississippi.