Dickens, NE Weather Forecast and Current Conditions

Current Conditions

20°F
Feels Like 18°F  
Humidity 77% Dew Point 14°F Wind WSW 2 MPH Gusts 2 Barometer 29.99 in.
Solar Rad 5 w/m2
Report from a personal weather station 16.8 mi. SSE of central Dickens
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Point Forecast at a Glance

WedNov 26
Wed Nov 26: Sprinkles, High 40F, Low 19F
40
19
ThuNov 27
Thu Nov 27: Mostly Sunny, High 44F, Low 23F
44
23
FriNov 28
Fri Nov 28: Partly Sunny, High 46F, Low 20F
46
20
SatNov 29
Sat Nov 29: Snow, High 31F, Low 10F
30%
31
10
SunNov 30
Sun Nov 30: Snow, High 28F, Low 9F
50%
28
9
MonDec 1
Mon Dec 1: Mostly Sunny, High 34F, Low 13F
34
13
TueDec 2
Tue Dec 2: Mostly Sunny, High 41F
41
 

7-Day Temperature Trend

Week Ahead Summary

Variable high temperatures with a significant drop to 28°F mid-week, recovering to 41°F. Unsettled weather expected with snow likely on at least 4 days.

Climate Context

This week's forecast shows temperatures running 8°F below the historical average for November-December. Normal highs for this period are around 46°F with lows around 19°F.

This Date in Weather History

1896 - Snow and high winds hit the Northern Plains and the Upper Mississippi Valley, with a Thanksgiving Day blizzard across North Dakota. The storm was followed by a severe cold wave in the Upper Midwest. The temperature at Pokegama Dam MI plunged to 45 degrees below zero.

More on this and other weather history

Dickens, NE 7 Day Weather Forecast Details

Wednesday Nov 26

Sprinkles

Day: A chance of sprinkles after 4pm, mixing with flurries after 5pm. Increasing clouds, with a high near 40. West northwest wind around 5 mph becoming southeast in the afternoon.

A Chance Of Flurries Before 8pm

Night: A chance of flurries before 8pm. Partly cloudy, with a low around 19. Southeast wind around 5 mph becoming west after midnight.

Thursday Nov 27

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 44. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph becoming east northeast in the afternoon.

Mostly Cloudy

Night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 23. Southeast wind 5 to 15 mph, with gusts as high as 20 mph.

Friday Nov 28

Partly Sunny

Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 46. Breezy, with a south wind 15 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Snow

Night: A 30 percent chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 20. Blustery.

Saturday Nov 29

Snow

Day: A 30 percent chance of snow, mainly before noon. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 31. Blustery.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow after midnight. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 10. Blustery.

Sunday Nov 30

Snow

Day: A slight chance of snow. Partly sunny, with a high near 28.

Snow

Night: A slight chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 9.

Monday Dec 1

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 34.

Partly Cloudy

Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 13.

Tuesday Dec 2

Mostly Sunny

Day: Mostly sunny, with a high near 41.


About Dickens, NE

Dickens is an unincorporated community in southwestern Lincoln County, Nebraska, United States. It lies along Nebraska Highway 23 southwest of the city of North Platte, the county seat of Lincoln County. Its elevation is 3,136 feet (956 m). The community is named for Charles Dickens. Although Dickens is unincorporated, it has a post office, with the ZIP code of 69132.

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