Sparks, Nebraska

Local Time: 6:17 PM CDT (GMT -05) — Set My Timezone

Lat/Lon: 42.9° N 100.3° W (Google Map)

Tropical Weather: Hurricane Carlos (East Pacific) Tropical Storm Soudelor (Western Pacific)

	Current Conditions

Valentine, Nebraska (Airport)

Updated: 5:52 PM CDT on July 11, 2009

81 °F

Partly Cloudy

Humidity:	50%
Dew Point:	61 °F
Wind:	17 mph from the South
Wind Gust:	25 mph
Pressure:	30.09 in (Falling)
Heat Index:	82 °F
Visibility:	10.0 miles
UV:	4 out of 16
Clouds:	Few 6500 ft (Above Ground Level)
Elevation:	2589 ft

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Flight Rule:	VFR (KVTN)
Wind Speed:	15.0 kts.
Wind Dir:	170° (South)
Ceiling:	Unlimited
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City:		Temp.:	Conditions:	Updated:
»	Valentine	81 °F	Partly Cloudy	5:52 PM CDT
	Ainsworth	79 °F	Clear	6:10 PM CDT
	Winner	73 °F	Overcast	5:53 PM CDT
	Thedford	81 °F	Clear	6:10 PM CDT

History & Almanac

Max Temperature:

Min Temperature:

Normal

88 °F

59 °F

Record

108 °F (1939)

45 °F (1975)

Yesterday

85 °F

57 °F

Yesterday's Cooling Degree Days: 6

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Today's State Extremes

State Highs:
Scottsbluff	91°F
Sidney	89°F
McCook	87°F
Imperial	86°F
Kimball	86°F

State Lows:
Valentine	55°F
Ainsworth	59°F
Kimball	59°F
O'Neill	60°F
Ogallala	60°F

Astronomy

July 11, 2009

Rise:

Set:

Actual Time

6:12 AM CDT

9:20 PM CDT

Civil Twilight

5:38 AM CDT

9:54 PM CDT

Nautical Twilight

4:54 AM CDT

10:38 PM CDT

Astronomical Twilight

4:01 AM CDT

11:31 PM CDT

Moon

11:23 PM CDT

10:22 AM CDT

Length Of Visible Light:

16h 16m

Length of Day

15h 07m

Tomorrow will be 1m 20s shorter.

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Waning Gibbous, 82% of the Moon is Illuminated


Today	7 / 15 Last Quarter	7 / 21 New	7 / 28 First Quarter	8 / 5 Full

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Sparks, NE

81 °F

Partly Cloudy

at 5:52 PM CDT

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5-Day Forecast for ZIP Code 69220

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Saturday	Sunday	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday
76° F \| 65° F	86° F \| 63° F	90° F \| 65° F	85° F \| 59° F	83° F \| 61° F
T-storms 50% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 40% chance of precipitation	Chance of T-storms 20% chance of precipitation	Partly Cloudy	Partly Cloudy
Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly	Hourly
Tomorrow is forecast to be Much Warmer than today.

Forecast for Eastern Cherry

Updated: 4:58 PM CDT on July 11, 2009

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Tonight

Mostly cloudy with scattered thunderstorms. Some thunderstorms may be severe until midnight. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 10 to 15 mph. Chance of precipitation 30 percent.

Sunday

Partly sunny with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 80s. Light and variable winds becoming south around 10 mph in the afternoon.

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Sunday Night

Mostly cloudy until midnight then becoming partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds around 10 mph.

Monday

Partly sunny. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 90s. Southeast winds 10 to 20 mph.

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Monday Night

Windy. Mostly cloudy with a 50 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. South winds 20 to 30 mph.

Tuesday through Wednesday

Partly cloudy. Highs in the mid 80s. Lows around 60.

Wednesday Night and Thursday

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows around 60. Highs in the mid 80s.

Thursday Night through Friday Night

Partly cloudy. A 20 percent chance of thunderstorms. Lows in the mid 60s. Highs in the mid 80s.

Saturday

Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 80s.

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Sports Weather

NFL:	Date:	Forecast:
Bills vs. Titans	8:00 PM EDT on August 09, 2009	Average High 81° F/ 27° C
Redskins vs. Ravens	7:30 PM EDT on August 13, 2009	Average High 84° F/ 28° C
MLB:	Date:	Forecast:
Cardinals vs. Cubs	3:10 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Clear, 74 °F
Yankees vs. Angels	1:10 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 85 °F
Football (Soccer):	Date:	Forecast:
Kansas City vs. New England	9:00 PM BST on July 11, 2009	Chance of Rain, High 66° F/ 19° C
Houston vs. Seattle	1:00 PM PDT on July 11, 2009	Chance of a Thunderstorm, 79 °F
NASCAR:	Date:	Forecast:
LifeLock.com 400	7:16 PM CDT on July 11, 2009	Partly Cloudy, 77 °F
Allstate 400 at The Brickyard	2:19 PM EDT on July 26, 2009	Average High 85° F/ 29° C
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MOComAgNet Johnstown , Springview, NE

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82 °F

62 °F

51%

SSE at 7 mph

30.13 in

0.00 in / hr

83 °F

2131 ft

6:00 PM CDT

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	Local Storm Report
07/11/2009 0840 am 7 miles SW of Valentine, Cherry County. Heavy rain e3.00 inch, reported by public. A resident seven miles southwest of Valentine reported three inches of rainfall in a thirty minute period. They also reported roads washed out as a local creek swelled to several feet above its normal depth. 07/11/2009 0935 am 19 miles S of Wood Lake, Cherry County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public. 07/11/2009 0907 am 20 miles SSE of Valentine, Cherry County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public. 07/11/2009 0845 am 9 miles SSW of Valentine, Cherry County. Hail e1.00 inch, reported by public.