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TEXAS · COLLIN COUNTY

Nevada

1,511 people, 640 ft above sea level in Collin County.

640 ftElevation, city center
1,511People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 59°
Sunny now Dew point 31° · E 13 mph · high 62°
City of Nevada River Interstate 2 miles
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The Nevada 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 Nevada

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM CST
RIGHT NOW McKinney - McKinney National Airport (KTKI) · 3:53 PM
Sunny
59° Sunny Feels like 59° · high of 62° near 4 PM
WindE 13 mphgusts 20
Humidity34%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure30.08 in →steady
Visibility10 mihaze-free
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 31° · Dry47° by Monday: more humid
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Rain
Tonight, about 9 PMin about 5 hours · 31% chance · rain
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 30.76 in · 11 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Collin County
NWS Fort Worth and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:55 AM5:24 PM ↓
10 h 29 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
38
GOODAir quality index · ozone
Tomorrow: None, good. 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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SUNDAY, NOV. 15
MONDAY, NOV. 16
TUESDAY, NOV. 17
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CHANCE OF RAIN
100% · 1.18 in Sunday morning 50%
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HOW IT FEELS · DEW POINT
Dry: dew points 33 to 47° More humid: 44° by Tuesday

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 67° / 44°
SAT Nov. 14 Chance of showers Chance of showers
62° 41°
30% rain — ESE 15 A
SUN Nov. 15 Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
50° 42°
100% rain 0.9–1.9″ E 15, gusts 28 B
MON Nov. 16 Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
59° 41°
30% rain — NE 7 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
65° 45°
0% rain — ESE 6 B
WED Nov. 18 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
69° 55°
20% rain — SSE 6 B
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
72° 56°
30% rain — ESE 7 B
FRI Nov. 20 Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
74° 58°
10% rain — SSE 12 B
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 Nevada about 5,000 feet above the ground was over Texas three days ago, about 460 miles back along its path. Most of the nine paths traced from around the city agree. It came down from about 9,200 feet up, warming and drying as it sank. Near the ground the air came from the Mississippi Valley; at 10,000 feet, from the northern 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 Nevada stands on

Nevada’s center stands about 640 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 510 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Marlbrook Marl (clay), from the Late Cretaceous, 66 to 72 million years old.

The section below crosses 5 rock units mapped at the surface.

Nevada, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
400 ft500 ft600 ft NEVADA640 ftEast Fork Trinity Riverabout 420 ft ← SW · RowlettNE →

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

Marlbrook Marl

Clay. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 72 million years old. About 17 mi of the line.

Wolfe City Formation

Sandstone-mudstone. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 72 million years old. About 3 mi of the line.

Pecan Gap Chalk

Limestone, carbonate. Age: Late Cretaceous, 66 to 72 million years old. About 1 mi of the line.

Terrace deposits

Sand. Age: Pleistocene to Holocene, less than 2.6 million years old. About 0.5 mi of the line.

Alluvium

Fine-detrital, coarse-detrital. Age: Holocene, less than 12,000 years old. About 0.3 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 Nevada’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Nevada reaches the Gulf of America by way of Bois d'Arc Creek, Sabine Creek, the South Fork Sabine and the Sabine: about 510 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Nevada≈ 510 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF NEVADA ≈ 510 mi to the Gulf of America Bois d'Arc Creek → Sabine Creek → South Fork Sabine → Sabine

Lakes on the way: Toledo Bend Reservoir, Sabine Lake and Lake Tawakoni.

240 miles of the trip are on the Sabine.

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

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Nevada on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Plano TX · 22 MI 22 miles west Dallas TX · 28 MI 28 miles southwest Grand Prairie TX · 45 MI 45 miles southwest Arlington TX · 50 MI 50 miles southwest Fort Worth TX · 59 MI 59 miles west Oklahoma City OK · 180 MI 180 miles north
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TEXAS · COLLIN

Nevada

1,511 people, 640 ft above sea level in Collin County.

640 ftElevation
1,511People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 59°
SunnyDew point 31°
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Today in Nevada

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 62° 2%
7p mostly cloudy night 56° 13%
10p rain 51° 31%
1a rain 47° 45%
4a rain 44° 96%
7a rain 43° 90%
Rain
NEXT RAINTonight about 9 PM · 31%
→
Sat30%
Chance of showers Chance of showers
41
62
A
Sun100%
Showers likely; cooler Showers likely; cooler
42
50
B
Mon30%
Chance of showers; warmer Chance of showers; warmer
41
59
B
Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
45
65
B
Wed20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
55
69
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Thu30%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
56
72
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Fri10%
Mostly sunny Mostly sunny
58
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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 Nevada stands on

Nevada’s center stands about 640 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 510 ft to 640 ft, a difference of 130 ft: gently rolling country.

Nevada, southwest to northeast Nevada640 ftEast Fork Trinity Riverabout 420 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 122×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center640 ft
Within 3 miles510 to 640 ft
Lie of the landGently rolling (130 ft of relief)
Rock at the surfaceMarlbrook Marl
Its ageLate Cretaceous, 66 to 72 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 510 mito the Gulf of AmericaBois d'Arc Creek → Sabine Creek → South Fork Sabine → Sabine

A raindrop that lands in Nevada reaches the Gulf of America by way of Bois d'Arc Creek, Sabine Creek, the South Fork Sabine and the Sabine: about 510 river miles.

Lakes on the way: Toledo Bend Reservoir, Sabine Lake and Lake Tawakoni.

240 miles of the trip are on the Sabine.