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NEBRASKA · KNOX COUNTY

Verdel

41 people, 1,280 ft above sea level in Knox County.

1,280 ftElevation, city center
41People, 2024 estimate
0 sq miLand area
Sunny 45°
Sunny now Dew point 27° · SE 13 mph · high 43°
City of Verdel River Interstate 2 miles
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The Verdel 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 Verdel

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 4:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW WAGNERMUNC (KAGZ) · 4:35 PM
Sunny
45° Sunny Feels like 38° · high of 43° near 4 PM
WindSE 13 mphno gusts
Humidity49%rising to 72% by morning
Pressure30.11 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 27° · Dry43° by Tuesday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Friday80% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 50.03 in · 9 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Knox County
NWS Omaha/Valley and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:46 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 7:23 AM5:11 PM ↓
9 h 47 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
31
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 27 to 28° ↑ Humid air returns More humid: 43° 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 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
43° 34°
0% rain — SSE 15, gusts 25 A
SUN Nov. 15 Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
55° 40°
0% rain — S 15, gusts 28 B
MON Nov. 16 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58° 42°
0% rain — S 18, gusts 30 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55° 45°
0% rain — S 20, gusts 31 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
61° 39°
20% rain — WNW 12 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
51° 39°
10% rain — ESE 5 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
57° 42°
80% rain 0.09–1.3″ S 13 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 Verdel about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the central Plains three days ago, and over the southern Plains a day ago, about 900 miles back along its path. The nine paths traced from around the city fan out, so treat that as a best guess. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the northern Rockies; at 10,000 feet, from the southern Rockies. It has stayed over land, which is why it feels dry. Traced back 72 hours through NOAA’s hourly RAP analyses, nine paths at each of three heights.

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THE GROUND

What Verdel stands on

Verdel’s center stands about 1,280 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,210 ft to 1,580 ft, a difference of 370 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Stony Butte, about 1,700 ft, 10 miles south.

The section below crosses 6 rock units mapped at the surface.

Verdel, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
1,200 ft1,400 ft1,600 ft1,800 ft VERDEL1,280 ftHigh point of the line1,840 ftNiobrara Riverabout 1,310 ftMissouri Riverabout 1,210 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 31×. 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

Pierre Shale

Shale. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 12 mi of the line.

Pierre Shale

Shale, bentonite. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 5 mi of the line.

Niobrara Formation

Chalk, marlstone, shale. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Carlile Shale

Shale. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Niobrara Formation

Limestone, shale. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 100 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Ogallala Group or Formation

Siltstone-mudstone, conglomerate-sandstone. Age: Miocene, 5.3 to 23 million years old. About 0.9 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 Verdel’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Verdel reaches the Gulf of America by way of Ponca Creek, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,010 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Verdel≈ 2,010 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF VERDEL ≈ 2,010 mi to the Gulf of America Ponca Creek → Missouri → Mississippi

Lake on the way: Lewis and Clark Lake.

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 Verdel; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Verdel on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Sioux Falls SD · 89 MI 89 miles northeast Sioux City IA · 94 MI 94 miles east Omaha NE · 153 MI 153 miles southeast Lincoln NE · 159 MI 159 miles southeast
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NEBRASKA · KNOX

Verdel

41 people, 1,280 ft above sea level in Knox County.

1,280 ftElevation
41People
0 sq miLand
Sunny 45°
SunnyDew point 27°
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Today in Verdel

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now partly cloudy day 43° 0%
7p partly cloudy night 40° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 38° 0%
1a partly cloudy night 36° 0%
4a partly cloudy night 35° 0%
7a mostly sunny 35° 0%
Rain
NEXT RAINFriday · 80%
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Sunny; warmer Sunny; warmer
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Wed20%
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Thu10%
Partly cloudy; cooler Partly cloudy; cooler
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Fri80%
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 Verdel stands on

Verdel’s center stands about 1,280 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 1,210 ft to 1,580 ft, a difference of 370 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Stony Butte, about 1,700 ft, 10 miles south.

Verdel, southwest to northeast Verdel1,280 ftNiobrara Riverabout 1,310 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 59×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center1,280 ft
Within 3 miles1,210 to 1,580 ft
Lie of the landRolling (370 ft of relief)
High point nearbyStony Butte, 1,700 ft, 10 mi south
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,010 mito the Gulf of AmericaPonca Creek → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Verdel reaches the Gulf of America by way of Ponca Creek, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,010 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lewis and Clark Lake.

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