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NEBRASKA · PIERCE COUNTY

Plainview

1,267 people, 1,690 ft above sea level in Pierce County.

1,690 ftElevation, city center
1,267People, 2024 estimate
1 sq miLand area
Sunny 45°
Sunny now Dew point 26° · SSE 14 mph · high 43°
City of Plainview River Interstate 2 miles
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The Plainview 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 Plainview

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 12:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW Stefan Memorial Airport (KOFK) · 12:56 PM
Sunny
45° Sunny Feels like 39° · high of 43° near 3 PM
WindSSE 14 mphgusts 23
Humidity47%falling to 51% this afternoon
Pressure30.18 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 26° · Dry42° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday90% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.86 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Pierce County
NWS Omaha/Valley and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 1:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:20 AM5:10 PM ↓
9 h 49 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 25% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
29
GOODAir quality index · ozone
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 25 to 42° More humid: 42° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 49° / 26°
SAT Nov. 14 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43° 29°
0% rain — SSE 15 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
51° 34°
0% rain — S 12 C
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
54° 39°
0% rain — S 17, gusts 31 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 45°
0% rain — S 18, gusts 30 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
60° 41°
20% rain — SW 13 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
54° 40°
10% rain — E 5 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
60° 46°
90% rain 0.3–1.2″ SSE 14, gusts 25 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 Plainview about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 860 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Canadian Prairies; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Plainview stands on

Plainview’s center stands about 1,690 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,660 ft to 1,790 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Council Hill, about 1,850 ft, 11 miles west-northwest.

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.

Plainview, cut in half from west to east

A section west to east, 24 miles through the town center
1,700 ft1,800 ft1,900 ft PLAINVIEW1,690 ftHigh point of the line1,930 ftLow point1,660 ftWest Branch North Fork Elkhorn Riverabout 1,660 ft ← WE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 64×. 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 Plainview’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Plainview reaches the Gulf of America by way of Dry Creek, the North Fork Elkhorn, the Elkhorn, the Platte, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 1,970 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Plainview≈ 1,970 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF PLAINVIEW ≈ 1,970 mi to the Gulf of America Dry Creek → North Fork Elkhorn → Elkhorn → 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 Plainview; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Plainview on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Norfolk NE · 29 MI 29 miles southeast Sioux City IA · 72 MI 72 miles east Sioux Falls SD · 98 MI 98 miles northeast Omaha NE · 117 MI 117 miles southeast Lincoln NE · 121 MI 121 miles southeast
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NEBRASKA · PIERCE

Plainview

1,267 people, 1,690 ft above sea level in Pierce County.

1,690 ftElevation
1,267People
1 sq miLand
Sunny 45°
SunnyDew point 26°
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Today in Plainview

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 41° 0%
4p partly cloudy day 42° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 38° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 35° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 33° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 32° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 90%
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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 Plainview stands on

Plainview’s center stands about 1,690 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,660 ft to 1,790 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Council Hill, about 1,850 ft, 11 miles west-northwest.

Plainview, west to east Plainview1,690 ftHigh point1,930 ftWest Branch North Fork Elkhorn Riverabout 1,660 ft ← WE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,690 ft
Within 3 miles1,660 to 1,790 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (130 ft of relief)
High point nearbyCouncil Hill, 1,850 ft, 11 mi west-northwest
Rock at the surfaceOgallala Group or Formation
Its ageMiocene, 5.3 to 23 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 1,970 mito the Gulf of AmericaDry Creek → North Fork Elkhorn → Elkhorn → Platte → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Plainview reaches the Gulf of America by way of Dry Creek, the North Fork Elkhorn, the Elkhorn, the Platte, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 1,970 river miles.

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