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WYOMING · NIOBRARA COUNTY

Lusk

1,401 people, 5,050 ft above sea level in Niobrara County.

5,050 ftElevation, city center
1,401People, 2024 estimate
2 sq miLand area
Sunny 42°
Sunny now Dew point 40° · ESE 17 mph · high 46°
City of Lusk River Interstate 2 miles
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The Lusk 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 Lusk

NWS forecast and National Blend of Models · updated 3:00 PM MST
RIGHT NOW Torrington Municipal Airport (KTOR) · 4:09 PM
Sunny
42° Sunny Feels like 34° · high of 46° near 4 PM
WindESE 17 mphno gusts
Humidity92%rising to 100% by morning
Pressure29.85 in →steady
Visibility9 mihazy
CloudsClear
UV index—no forecast
Dew point 40° · Dry28° by Monday: drier air arrives
DryComfortableStickyMuggyOppressive
NEXT RAIN
Showers
Friday60% chance · showers
LIKELY AMOUNT—amounts come within 3 days
LAST RAINNov. 100.01 in · 4 dry days
ALERTS & OUTLOOKS
No watches or warnings for Niobrara County
NWS Cheyenne and the Storm Prediction Center · checked 4:17 PM
SUN & MOON
↑ 6:48 AM4:36 PM ↓
9 h 47 m of daylight, 2 minutes less than yesterday
Waxing crescent, 26% lit. Next full moon: Nov. 24.
AIR & POLLEN
20
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 28 to 41°

The next seven days, and how sure we are

Forecast, with the range 8 in 10 ensemble members agree on Normal, about 49° / 17°
SAT Nov. 14 Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
46° 27°
0% rain — SSE 15, gusts 29 A
SUN Nov. 15 Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
59° 28°
0% rain — WSW 7 A
MON Nov. 16 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 29°
0% rain — SSW 6 B
TUE Nov. 17 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
62° 30°
0% rain — SSE 6 B
WED Nov. 18 Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
51° 20°
10% rain — NW 6 C
THU Nov. 19 Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
52° 25°
20% rain — SSE 8 C
FRI Nov. 20 Showers likely Showers likely
50° 22°
60% rain up to 0.7″ WNW 9 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 Lusk about 5,000 feet above the ground was over the Pacific Northwest three days ago, and over the northern Rockies a day ago, about 690 miles back along its path. It rose from near the ground on the way. Near the ground the air came from the Pacific off the Northwest; at 10,000 feet, from the Great Basin. 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 Lusk stands on

Lusk’s center stands about 5,050 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 4,950 ft to 5,290 ft, a difference of 340 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Lone Tree Hill, about 6,060 ft, 12 miles west-southwest.

Under the town center the state geologic map shows Lower Miocene and Upper Oligocene rocks or rocks equivalent to Upper and Lower Miocene rocks and White River Formation (sandstone, siltstone, claystone), from the Late Oligocene to Late Miocene, 5.3 to 28 million years old.

The section below crosses 3 rock units mapped at the surface.

Lusk, cut in half from southwest to northeast

A section southwest to northeast, 24 miles through the town center
5,000 ft5,500 ft LUSK5,050 ftHigh point of the line5,950 ftLow point4,710 ft ← SWNE →

Heights every 0.1 mile from the Copernicus GLO-90 surface model; vertical exaggeration about 16×. 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

Lower Miocene and Upper Oligocene rocks or rocks equivalent to Upper and Lower Miocene rocks and White River Formation

Sandstone, siltstone, claystone. Age: Late Oligocene to Late Miocene, 5.3 to 28 million years old. About 21 mi of the line.

Hartville Formation

Sandstone. Age: Carboniferous to Permian, 252 to 324 million years old. About 2 mi of the line.

Guernsey Formation

Limestone, dolostone. Age: Late Devonian to Carboniferous, 324 to 384 million 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 Lusk’s rain goes

A raindrop that lands in Lusk reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Niobrara, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,510 river miles.

THE WAY DOWN, TO SCALE
Lusk≈ 2,510 mi · the Gulf of America
FROM THE CENTER OF LUSK ≈ 2,510 mi to the Gulf of America Niobrara → 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 Lusk; river miles along the main stem, rounded.

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ON THE NETWORK

Around Lusk on the Forecast Network

Neighboring plates

Casper WY · 95 MI 95 miles west Rapid City SD · 110 MI 110 miles northeast Cheyenne WY · 114 MI 114 miles south
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WYOMING · NIOBRARA

Lusk

1,401 people, 5,050 ft above sea level in Niobrara County.

5,050 ftElevation
1,401People
2 sq miLand
Sunny 42°
SunnyDew point 40°
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Today in Lusk

NEXT 15 HOURS
Now mostly cloudy day 46° 0%
7p mostly cloudy night 40° 0%
10p partly cloudy night 37° 1%
1a mostly clear night 35° 1%
4a mostly clear night 33° 0%
7a fog 33° 0%
Showers
NEXT RAINFriday · 60%
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Mostly cloudy Mostly cloudy
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Sun0%
Mostly sunny; warmer Mostly sunny; warmer
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Mon0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Tue0%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Wed10%
Mostly sunny; cooler Mostly sunny; cooler
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Thu20%
Partly cloudy Partly cloudy
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Fri60%
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 Lusk stands on

Lusk’s center stands about 5,050 ft above sea level. Within three miles the land runs from 4,950 ft to 5,290 ft, a difference of 340 ft: rolling country. The highest named summit within 15 miles is Lone Tree Hill, about 6,060 ft, 12 miles west-southwest.

Lusk, southwest to northeast Lusk5,050 ft ← SWNE → 24 miles through the town center; vertical exaggeration about 30×. Colors: rock at the surface.
Elevation, center5,050 ft
Within 3 miles4,950 to 5,290 ft
Lie of the landRolling (340 ft of relief)
High point nearbyLone Tree Hill, 6,060 ft, 12 mi west-southwest
Rock at the surfaceLower Miocene and Upper Oligocene rocks or rocks equivalent to Upper and Lower Miocene rocks and White River Formation
Its ageLate Oligocene to Late Miocene, 5.3 to 28 million years old
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Where the rain goes

≈ 2,510 mito the Gulf of AmericaNiobrara → Missouri → Mississippi

A raindrop that lands in Lusk reaches the Gulf of America by way of the Niobrara, the Missouri and the Mississippi: about 2,510 river miles.

Lake on the way: Lewis and Clark Lake.

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